Subject: Re: Say the www.word ? But don't try it via lynx :-( From: ahogan@awinc.com Date: Thu, 6 Jul 1995 20:58:00 -0700
How the Web Was Won
Subject: Re: Say the www.word ? But don't try it via lynx :-(
From: ahogan@awinc.com
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 1995 20:58:00 -0700
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>Adam Gaffin says:
>> If you want to see some really excellent uses of the Netscape extensions to
>> HTML, get to http://www.word.com.
>
>Daniel Dern says:
>And if you want to see a Web page that suggests its owners have nothing
>in terms of content, and are either clueless or uninterested in designing
>Web pages for the widest possible audience, get to http://www.word.com ...
>
>Here's what that URL looks like when I hit it using lynx on the ole ASCII-only
>shell account:
>
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> [LINK]
> [ISMAP] [IMAGE]
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> [IMAGE]
>
> [LINK]
>
> [IMAGE]
>
> [LINK]
> [LINK]
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> [IMAGE]
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> [LINK]
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>Gosh, words can't describe how motivated I feel to see what this
>exciting Web site is all about. (I did anyway. It's a little better
>under this, but not much. Hey! Word gang! Pass the ALT!")
and I say a freeway must look far more intimidating to a person in a Model
T than a person driving a Viper.
Model Ts just hold people back and get in the way of faster traffic.
Adam is right, it is a great site. I think Daniel is unfair to imply that
the message is flawed simply because he doesn't have the right vehicle.
alh
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