by @Macarlo
Windows 2000 Professional Beta Tester
(Screenshots by Namo Capture)

 Hi All.
Opera Software just announced the release of Opera Browser for Windows 2000.I tested it, Version 3.61, on my Windows 2000 Professional and this alternative browser is running just fine here. I'm registered user of 212 OS/2 programs and 145 Windows programs and I supported Opera since the first version, purchasing my license from BMT Micro, Inc.

The new file for English version is o361e32 (1,27MB) and you can download it in few minutes from the developers web site simply clicking the logo below:

 I tested the new Opera also on my Windows NT4 SP6 Server and this new release runs really fantastic. I loaded dozens of pages at the same time without any problem and this browser is much fast, rather than Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or Netscape 4.7. In the photo below you can see Opera 3.61 running on my NT4 SP6:

This new release have several improvements and runs perfectly. If you are seeking for a browser light, fast and reliable here is it. This I recommend! In the next photo below you can see the new Opera entire displayed on my NT Server:

What makes Opera so different?

What makes Opera a Internet browser so different is the combination of small size, speed of loading both Internet and local HTML documents, versatility in loading and displaying webpages, its many customization option and its sheer functionality. In my Beta Test Machine, a Pentium 200 with 128MB RAM, Opera consumes only 14 per cent of my CPU loading above 15 pages from 15 web sites at the same time. For the same task Nertscape consumes 30 per cent of my CPU running on Windows platform and 60 per cent running on OS/2 Warp (Netscape by IBM). Microsoft Internet Explorer consumes also 30 per cent of my CPU loading above 15 pages at the same time.

I also tested last August Opera 3.60 on my Windows 2000 Professional Beta 3 and this version also runs fine on thos new operating system built on NT technology as you can see in the photo below:

Through its unique features, Opera can help you save precious online time and avoid frustration, particularly when you are on the road. The Opera buil-in Help is complete, not hermetic, and includes tips and tricks for all problems that you can encounter.

The Opera Software Project Magic is porting Opera browser to all platforms: for BeOS a seventh beta has been released last week, for Linux is almost concluded and for OS/2 50 per cent of the work is made.

Features you don't want to miss

Opera is the only commercial browser that supports the highest level of security: 128bit SSL 2 and 3, as well as TLS 1.0. No need to compromise your security with only 40bits or 56bits. 128bit encryption is considered impossible to hack, making for a secure online shopping, banking and soon also email communication experience.

Opera can open multiple windows (SHIFT-Left mouse button Click) rather than multiple browsers, which saves memory and time and provides you with a lot of power when it comes to document navigation and management.

Another unique feature to open a new document window in the background, without overlapping the one you are currently reading (SHIFT-CTRL-Left mouse button Click). A real boon and timesaver when you surf through large search engine listings or links pages.

You can toggle the graphics display in realtime (G), and not just via your general preferences. This means that if a document loads slowly because of too many graphics or large image sizes, one click speeds up the loading process dramatically.

Many web documents are not nice to look at. So if you come across a document that has a light text colour on a dark background, you can toggle between the document settings and the user settings with one click (CTRL-G).

If the font size of a document is too small, you can zoom in and out + and - -- from 20% to 1000%!

Opera supports a large number of Netscape-compatible plugins, including the 32bit Java plugin from Sun. A number of supported plugins can be found here.

Opera can also be used to retrieve information using FTP, Gopher and WAIS, and for reading newsgroups. The same simple user interface is used for all these services. You can also send electronic mail using Opera or link to an external mail program.

Furthermore Opera can play MID and WAV sound files (utilizing a plugin), display GIF and JPG images, play AVI videos (provided you have Video for Windows installed). With the use of plugins, Opera can also display a large number of multimedia files.

Opera has been written for Microsoft Windows, and uses the standard Windows program design philosophy. Users will therefore recognize most of the functions from other programs, such as text editing, etc.

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