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DonaWebBrowser

Also known as: Dona Web Browser
1999 – 2000 Discontinued
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Late-1990s Japanese browser on the Internet Explorer component, with its own features and interface; its author withdrew it in early 2000, fearing infringement of Unisys's LZW patent on GIF. The Donut RAPT site cites it as the predecessor whose discontinuation paved the way for Donut.

Facts

Developer
Unknown
Website
—
Engine
Trident
Platforms
Windows
Details
Withdrawn around Jan. 2000; first release date unknown (before 2000)
Popularity
31/100 — Estimate: niche freeware, ≈5k users

Key versions

  1. —TridentDonaWebBrowser distribution site opens.
  2. —Distribution stopped over fears of infringing Unisys's LZW patent on GIF images.

Version sources: spiralcable.net (archive.org)

Sources

  1. https://forest.watch.impress.co.jp/article/2000/01/31/gif_lzw.html
  2. https://www.rapt21.com/DonutRAPT.php
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/1999/http://www.spiralcable.net/donabrowser/