| Adobe PageMill | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Adobe Systems |
| Initial release | 1994 |
| Operating system | Mac OS andMicrosoft Windows |
| Type | HTML editor |
| License | Proprietary |
PageMill is aWYSIWYGHTML editor developed byAdobe Systems in 1994. After PageMill 3.0, it was discontinued in favor ofGoLive.
Ceneca Communications Inc. developed the original PageMill and SiteMill products.[1] During open beta testing, Adobe acquired the company and rebranded the product with their own logo.[citation needed] Adobe released PageMill 1.0 in late 1995.[2] It was considered revolutionary at the time, as it was the first HTML editor that was considered user-friendly, cited as the "PageMaker of the WWW".[3][4] This first version, however, was also criticized for lacking items such as a spell-checker and support for creating HTML tables.[3][5] Adobe acquired Ceneca in October 1995 for US$15 million.[6]
Adobe PageMill 2.0, which was introduced in early 1997, corrected these issues with a package that, according to one review, "adds more features than I have fingers and toes… PageMill with its tables, frames, graphics, and support for form interfaces, makes it easy to lay out a page".[7] PageMill 2.0 was also the first version forMicrosoft Windows.[8]
Adobe PageMill 3.0, released in early 1999, supported embedded font commands and a site-management feature.[9] It was discontinued in February 2000, due to the acquisition and promotion ofAdobe GoLive.[10][11] A later patch, still available from Adobe, fixed a problem withFTP upload.[12]
PageMill was often bundled with other products such asscanners or promotional CD-ROMs, rather than sold as a stand-alone product.
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