[WEB4LIB] Re: All-in-one search page with a twist.

[Edward Spodick, HKUST Library, 2358-6743]

Well, this morning the coofee is hot, the sun if shining, a breeze is blowing, the network is responsive, and the spireproject URL is working just fine.  :)

-Spode


At 6:14 PM -0700 2/7/00, Edward Spodick, HKUST Library, 2358-6743 wrote: 
>Dang - first crash of the week - apparantly from this URL.  Windows 98, Netscape 4.7 and IE 5, computer hung with frozen pointer - ctrl-alt-del ineffective - hard boot required.  Time for coffee.  I'll try again later - maybe it is just because the machine has been running fine for a week and jumping here as the second URL after our holiday weekend just confused it...  :)
>
>-Spode (Hong Kong)
> lbspodic at ust.hk
>
>
>At 12:26 AM -0700 2/7/00, David Novak wrote: 
> >Just released a fine All-in-one search page with several unique elements. Please download it, keep it, pass it to a friend. The page works swiftly on your computer. 
> >
> >Web4lib members are welcome to attributed use of any search elements on their own websites.
> >
> >The page include a single-form search engine launch script (which translates search syntax) and clickable image maps for international newspapers and search engines.
> >
> >
> >The Spir is prepared by The Spire Project (produces a very large research website, The Information Research FAQ, free shareware and a newspaper column). 
> >
> >The Spir can be retrieved from http://spireproject.com/spir.zip or by saving directly off the page at http://spireproject.com/spir.htm
> >
> >Half the task of research is reaching for good tools quickly. This will help.
> >
> >David Novak  david at spireproject.com
> >The Spire Project
> >SpireProject.com SpireProject.co.uk
>
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