TradingPost

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Download: http://archive.info-mac.org/inet/trading-post-10b6.hqx

ANNOUNCING TRADINGPOST (tm)

Internet shopping can now be done offline. Order only the catalogs you
want, and in just moments they arrive as email attachments. This powerful
and full-featured alternative to web-based catalogs emphasizes speed,
security, flexibility, and convenience. TradingPost is easy enough for the
casual shopper, yet powerful enough for the professional buyer.

- Richly illustrated and notated catalogs
- Great Service
- More shops (when beta testing is complete)

WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH TRADINGPOST

- Search for specific types of catalogs by vendor and/or subject.
- Open several catalogs at once.
- Take your time browsing because you are offline.
- Study and compare full-text descriptions.
- View a picture of the product, or perhaps several pictures.
- Include products of multiple vendors in the same order.
- Open several orders, each with a separate shipping address.
- Take notes as you shop and store them for later reference.
- Take a break and return to your saved order later.
- Attach special handling instructions to your order.
- Stop worrying about security and privacy.
- Throw out all your paper catalogs.
- Avoid online malls/services that display unwanted ads.
- Track your purchases online.

This is not early beta software. You should expect essentially bug-free
performance. TradingPost 1.0b7 will be ready in the first week of January
1998 (downloadable at ftp://ftp.highwinds.com/tradingpost. 1.0b6 is the
current version.