WorldTALK

1990s Japanese browser, first distributed by the online services People and PC-VAN (NEC) on Windows and Mac, then offered as WorldTALK/CE for embedded devices (SSL, JavaScript, Java applets via Jeode), the standard browser of the Casio Cassiopeia BE-500.

Facts

Developer

Tenik

Website

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Engine

Proprietary

Platforms

WindowsMac OS ClassicWindows Mobile

Details

Windows (September 1995), Macintosh and PowerMac (March 1996), Windows CE (WorldTALK/CE, Casio PocketGear and BE-500, 2001)

Popularity

45/100 — Estimate: distributed to PC-VAN and People subscribers and preinstalled on the Casio BE-500; ~100k users

Key versions

1. Dec. 20, 1995
   —Windows version distributed to subscribers of NEC’s PC-VAN service.[1]
2. Mar. 4, 1996
   —Macintosh version (plus a native PowerMac one) with the same features as the Windows release.[2]
3. Nov. 2001
   WorldTALK/CEEmbedded edition with SSL and JavaScript, chosen as the browser of the Casio Cassiopeia BE-500.[3]

Version sources: [1] internet.watch.impress.co.jp, [2] internet.watch.impress.co.jp, [3] k-tai.watch.impress.co.jp

Sources

1. https://internet.watch.impress.co.jp/www/search/article/9512/2205.htm
2. https://internet.watch.impress.co.jp/www/search/article/9602/1608.htm
3. https://k-tai.watch.impress.co.jp/static/digest/2001/11/06/gyokai.htm
4. https://www.hpcfactor.com/scl/2636/Tenik_Co.Ltd./WorldTALK/CE/version_1.3