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Opera 7.5b1 brings enhanced mail, IRC chat, new UI

updated 10:35 am EDT, Thu April 22, 2004

Opera 7.5b1


Opera Software today released , a beta of its redesigned cross-platform web browser: "Today's release marks the first time that upgrades for all desktop platforms have been released simultaneously, with Opera now bringing its Mac browser up to par. Opera 7.50 offers users a significantly improved user experience, with added Internet functions and an entirely new user interface." It offers an enhanced built-in e-mail client and a new IRC-compatible chat feature as well as an improved interface, a better layout, etc. An ad-supported version is available. Registration ($30) will remove the banner and enables 6 months of access to Opera Mail.


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  1. Sydney Tsai

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    04/22, 11:20am | report spam | Reply |

    Macromedia Effect

    Yea first post...
    Well, if macromedia didn't put Opera in the core, I bet they will not make it available for mac.
    They are pissed about Safari ... damm Safari! How about the IE in win32?....

  1. tulmad

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    04/22, 12:17pm | report spam | Reply |

    IRC clients...

    Why is it that webbrowser developers feel the need to add IRC clients to their apps (Opera, Chatzilla, etc)? What's wrong with just making a web browser that only browses the web?

  1. testudo

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    04/22, 12:45pm | report spam | Reply |

    Re: IRC clients

    Because people supposedly think everyone wants integrated intenet access (like AOL or MSN). Plus, they run out of features to be added to the browser, so they start tacking on extras (IM client, email program, web composer/tester, etc, etc, etc).

  1. johnhood

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    04/22, 02:16pm | report spam | Reply |

    Bloatware

    The legacy of Netscape now infects the code of Opera too! I hope the rendering engine improvements translate into the real world i.e. Macromedia and Adobe applications...
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    http://homepage.mac.com/johnhood

  1. dwishbone

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    04/22, 03:22pm | report spam | Reply |

    bad combination

    looks like they tried to take Panther's new Finder interface (icons on the side) and blend it with Safari. looks bad imho.

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