Egor (software)
{{Infobox software
| name = Egor The Animator
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| developer = Sausage Software
| released = {{Start date|1996|02|06}}
| discontinued = yes
| latest release version = 3.4
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| operating system = Windows 95
| genre = Computer animation
| license = Shareware
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Egor (also called Egor the Animator) was an early computer animation program for making animations in Java released by Sausage Software on February 6, 1996, as the first commercial Java applet.Designing Web Animation, p. 89 The software allowed for the creation of animated graphics with sounds to be deployed as a java applet for use through a web browser.{{cite news|title=First commercial Java applet brings animation to the Web; Sausage Software delivers animation and sound to Web users everywhere|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1996_Feb_20/ai_18011311/|accessdate=11 December 2011|newspaper=Business Wire|date=Feb 20, 1996}} Egor featured a user-friendly interface, tutorials, and sample images and designed for use by non programmers with minimal knowledge of HTML.{{cite news|title="Egor" 3.0 Creates New Animation Abilities|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1996_Sept_11/ai_18665440/|accessdate=11 December 2011|newspaper=Business Wire|date=Sep 11, 1996}}{{cite book|author=Richard Karpinski|title=Beyond HTML|url=https://archive.org/details/beyondhtml00karp|url-access=registration|accessdate=19 December 2011|date=11 April 1996|publisher=Osborne McGraw-Hill|isbn=978-0-07-882198-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/beyondhtml00karp/page/416 416]}} The software is named after Igor, the mad scientist.
Egor used non-standard HTML tags which were meant to be used with Netscape 2.{{cite web|title=Introducing Egor The World's First Commercial Java Application! |url=//www1.sausage.com/egor.htm |publisher=Sausage Software |accessdate=14 December 2011 |year=1997 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970210151629/http://www1.sausage.com/egor.htm |archivedate=February 10, 1997 }}
Egor was designed for use with Netscape as Internet Explorer did not fully support java at the time.
Egor is no longer supported or sold by Sausage Software.
Features
The program allowed creation of animations by specifying a sequence of images. The animations could have sounds associated with them. Egor also supported uploading files.
The program created java animations for Netscape 2.{{cite book|author=InfoWorld Media Group, Inc.|title=InfoWorld|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xT4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA51|accessdate=19 December 2011|date=19 February 1996|publisher=InfoWorld Media Group, Inc.|page=51|issn=0199-6649}}
Reception
Egor had mixed reception. It was described as "fast and flexible" though it suffered from bugs as the JAVA SDK was not stable at the time.{{cite journal|last=Mendelson |first=Edward |author-link=Edward Mendelson |title=Java: Create Your Own Applets |journal=PC Magazine |date=June 10, 1997 |volume=16 |issue=11 |url=http://www8.zdnet.com/pcmag/features/applets/jabr2.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991005060848/http://www8.zdnet.com/pcmag/features/applets/jabr2.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 5, 1999 |pages=141–155 |issn=0888-8507 }} Egor had 5 cows from Tucows.
Versions
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|style="text-align: left;"|"There has been a lot of talk about Java across the world. It was the company commitment of time and resources to develop the language that has enabled us to claim this important world first, proving we are at the cutting edge of Web programming and products" |
| style="text-align: left;"|—Steve Outtrim, Sausage Software. |
Egor was a 32-bit application written for Windows 95 released in February 6, 1996. Fourthnet, the European distributor for HotDog, began marketing all of Sausage Software's software including Egor in June 1996.{{cite web|url=http://www.fourthnet.co.uk/hotdog/4thnet/press/snaglets.htm|title=FourthNet introduce full range of Web tools into Europe|date=June 1996|work=Snaglets|accessdate=18 April 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970506140508/http://www.fourthnet.co.uk/hotdog/4thnet/press/snaglets.htm|archivedate=6 May 1997}} Version 3 was released on September 10, 1996 and allowed for multiple sprites, sprite collision, and mouse over events.{{cite web|url=http://www1.sausage.com/oldnews.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961020095835/http://www1.sausage.com/oldnews.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 20, 1996 |title=What's new at Sausage Software |year=1997 |publisher=Sausage Software |accessdate=December 20, 2011 }} The 32-bit edition originally sold for {{US$|99.95|1997}} with the upgrade price being {{US$|30|1997}}.
When purchased on a CD-ROM, Egor was bundled with a trial edition of Hot Dog Professional, Paint Shop Pro, Sound Gadget Pro, the EarthLink Network TotalAccess membership kit and the Netscape Navigator browser.{{cite journal|journal=Web Techniques|title=Sausage Software's Egor Shows How to Do Multimedia|url=http://drdobbs.com/184414451#egor|year=1996|volume=1|publisher=Dr. Dobb's |accessdate=December 20, 2011}}
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! Date ! Size (in kb) ! Download ! Notes |
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| February 9, 1996 | ? | ? |
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| September 10, 1996 | ? | ? |
Egor was also available at Tucows. Download versions came with a 14-day evaluation period.
Notes
;Books
- {{cite book|last=Brown|first=Nicola|title=Designing Web Animation|year=1996|publisher=New Riders Pub.|location=Indianapolis, Ind.|isbn=978-1-56205-647-6|author2=Peter Chen |author3=David Miller |author4=Paul Van Eyk |author5=William E. Weinman }}
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Further reading
- {{cite book|author1=Steve Bain|author2=Daniel Gray|title=Looking good online: the ultimate resource for creating effective web designs|url=https://archive.org/details/lookinggoodonlin00bain|url-access=registration|accessdate=19 December 2011|date=October 1996|publisher=Ventana|isbn=978-1-56604-469-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/lookinggoodonlin00bain/page/182 182]}}