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| ANT Fresco | |
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| Developer | ANT Software Limited |
| Initial release | 1994; 31 years ago (1994) |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows,Linux, many others |
| Available in | Various languages |
| Type | Web browser |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
ANTFresco was aproprietary,embeddedweb browser produced by ANT Software Limited, a software development firm headquartered inCambridge, United Kingdom. Fresco was superseded by Galio in 2004.
One of the first mainstream devices that used the Fresco web browser was the Prismiq Media Player released in 2003, and which featured 64 MB ofRAM and aRISCCPU. The Prismiq media player received awards from print publicationsFinancial Times andPC Magazine along with the websiteCNET.[1] It supportedHTML 4.01,JavaScript 1.3, optionallyMacromedia Flash Player 5,SSL security, andantialiased fonts.[2]IPTV tuners is another market niche where ANT's Fresco web browser has been used. By late 2006, ANT announced thatPace Micro Technology shipped its one millionth TV set-top box including its Fresco web browser.[3]
The version of the Fresco browser as included in the Prismiq Media Player lacked support forAJAX and modern JavaScript. ANT addressed these shortcomings in ANT Galio, launched in 2004.[4]
