Limited Explorer

Free Japanese kiosk-mode browser by NK on the Internet Explorer component, for trade shows and public computers: full screen, buttons cut down to the essentials, system keys blocked, password-protected exit and settings, allowed or blocked site lists; version 3 added skins, two tabbed screens and an English interface.

Facts

Developer

NK (independent developer)

Website

web.archive.org

Engine

Trident

Platforms

Windows

Details

v1.0 (Dec. 31, 2000), 1.1 (Mar. 20, 2001), 2.0x (2002, printing), 3.0 to 3.02 (before Apr. 2004: skins, two tabbed screens, English), tabbed 4.0 Alpha 1 (Dec. 2004), then development stopped

Popularity

24/100 — Estimate: niche freeware, ≈1k users

Key versions

1. Dec. 2000
   1.0TridentFinal build, compiled in late December 2000, of a locked-down browser for trade shows.[1]
2. Mar. 20, 2001
   1.1Version 1.1, which prevents quitting the browser or changing its settings without a password.[2]
3. Dec. 2004
   4.0 Alpha 1Version 4 alpha, turning it into a true tabbed browser.[3]

Version sources: [1] plaza18.mbn.or.jp (archive.org), [2] forest.watch.impress.co.jp, [3] www31.ocn.ne.jp (archive.org)

Sources

1. https://forest.watch.impress.co.jp/article/2001/06/19/webbrowser.html
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20010317060216/http://plaza18.mbn.or.jp/~nks/nksoft/ltdexp.htm
3. https://web.archive.org/web/2001/http://plaza18.mbn.or.jp/~nks/diary/dr200012.htm
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20020616112402/http://plaza18.mbn.or.jp/~nks/nksoft/ltdexp.htm
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20041207064127/http://www31.ocn.ne.jp/~nks/nksoft/ltdexp.htm
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20130703175238/http://www31.ocn.ne.jp/~nks/nksoft/ltdexp.htm