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| Full name | Vendor | Operating Systems | Price Range | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB Software HTTPd for OS/2 | AB Software | OS/2 | Free | 1.1 |
| Alibaba | Computer Software Manufaktur | Win | 99 | 2 |
| Amiga Web Server | Mike Meyer | Amiga | Free | 2 |
| AOLserver | America Online | Unix, Win | Free | 2.1 |
| Apache | Apache | Unix, OS/2 | Free | 1.1.1 |
| Basis Web | Basis | Win | $?? | ?? |
| Boulevard | ResNova | Mac | $0 - $395 | 1.0 beta |
| CERN httpd | CERN | Unix | Free | 3.0A |
| Cheetah | Cisco/TGV | Win, Unix, VMS | $?? | 1 |
| Clearway FireSite | Clearway Technologies | Mac | $499 - $1199 | 1.0.1 |
| Commerce Builder | Internet Factory | Win | 495 | 2 |
| Common Lisp Hypermedia Server (CL-HTTP) | MIT | Unix, Mac | Free | 60.17 |
| COSMOS Web Server | RIS Technologies | Unix | $2000 - $20,000 | 1 |
| CyberPresence | CyberPresence | Win | $0 - $99 | 1.02 |
| DECthreads server | OhioState University | VMS | Free | 2.1 |
| EasyServe | Jason Linhart | Mac | Free | 0.2 |
| EMWAC HTTPS | EMWAC | Win | Free | 0.991 |
| EnterpriseWeb | Beyond Software | VM | $0-$55,000 | 1.1 |
| Esplanade Secure Edition | FTP Software | Win | DISC | 1.2 |
| Esplanade | FTP Software | Win | DISC | 1.2 |
| ExpressO HTTP Server | Capital City | Unix, Win, Mac | $69-$195 | 1 |
| Fnord Server | Fnord | Win | Free | 0.9.1.23 |
| FolkWeb | ILAR Concepts | Win | $0 - $120 | 1.2 |
| FTP Web Server | FTP Software | Unix | DISC | 1.1 |
| GLACI-HTTPD | Great Lakes Area Commercial Internet | NetWare | 475 | 3 |
| GLACI-Secure Serv | Great Lakes Area Commercial Internet | NetWare | 975 | 3 |
| GN | John Franks | Unix | Free | 2.24 |
| GNNserver | America Online/GNN | Unix, Win | DISC | 2.02 |
| GoServe for OS/2 | IBM | OS/2 | Free | 2.48 |
| httpd4Mac | BillMelotti | Mac | Free | 1.3b |
| HypeIt | Cykic Software, Inc. | DOS | $549 - $1995 | 1000 |
| IBM Internet Connection Secure Server | IBM | Win, Unix, OS/2 | $0 - $295 | 4.1 |
| IBM Internet Connection Server | IBM | Win, Unix, OS/2, MVS, AS/400 ?? | $0 - $99 | 4.1 |
| Internet Genie | FrontierTechnologies | Win | ?? | 1 |
| InterServer Publisher | Intercon Systems Corp. | Mac | $198 - $495 | 1.2.1 |
| InterWare | Consensys | Win | 1495 | 2.1 |
| INTRAnet Jazz Server | JSB | Unix | $ ?? | 2 |
| Jigsaw | W3 Consortium | Win, Unix, OS/2, Mac | Free | 1.0 alpha 3 |
| LanWeb | WonLoo Technologies, Inc. | NetWare | $0 - $395 | 1.8 |
| MacHTTP | Quarterdeck/StarNine | Mac | $0 - $95 | 2.2 |
| Microsoft Internet Information Server | Microsoft | Win | Free (1.0 only) | 2 |
| NetAlly | Delphic Software | Mac | $295-1995 | 1 |
| N.E.T. Web Server | Network Engineering Technologies | Win, Unix | $495 - $4995 | ?? |
| NCSA HTTPd | NCSA | Unix | Free | 1.5.2 |
| NetBasic for Internet | Tools that Work | NetWare | $?? | 5 |
| NetManage IntraNet Server | NetManage | Win | 995 | 5.1 |
| NetPresenz | Stairways | Mac | $10- $2000 | 4.0.1 |
| Netscape Enterprise Server | Netscape | Win, Unix | $0 - $995 | 2.0 |
| Netscape FastTrack Server | Netscape | Win, Unix | $0 - $295 | 2.0 |
| NetWare Web Server | Novell | NetWare | $995 | 2.5 |
| NetWings Internet Server | NetWings | Mac | $495 - $595 | 1 |
| NovaServer | ResNova Software, Inc. | Mac | $119 - $2200 | 4.04 |
| OmniHTTPd | Garrick Lau | Win | Free | Alpha 7 (1.0a7) |
| Open Market Secure WebServer | Open Market | Win, Unix | $1495 | 2 |
| Open Market WebServer | Open Market | Win, Unix | $0 - $?? | 1.1 |
| Oracle WebServer | Oracle | Win, Unix | $2495 | 3 |
| OS2HTTPD | Frankie Fan | Os/2 | Free | 1.04 |
| Phttpd | Signum Support AB | Unix | Free | ?? |
| Pictorius Net Server | Pictorius | Mac | free | 1.0.1 |
| Plexus | Tony Sanders | perl | Free | 3.0m |
| Power MachTen | Tenon Intersystems | Mac | 694 | 4.0.3 |
| PowerWeb Server | CompuSource | OS/2 | $0 - $295 | 3.01 |
| Purveyor Encrypt WebServer | Process Software | Win | 895 | 1.2 |
| Purveyor WebServer | Process Software | Win, NetWare, VMS | $295 - $495 | 1.2 |
| Quarterdeck WebServer | Quarterdeck | Win | DISC | 1 |
| SAIC-HTTP | Science Applications International | Win | Free | 1.1 |
| SCO OpenServer | Santa Cruz Operation | Unix | 995 | ?? |
| Sioux | Thawte | Unix | $0- $550 | 1.0.1 |
| Sitebuilder | American Internet Corp. | NetWare | DISC | ?? |
| SoftNet WebServ Enterprise | SoftNet/Puzzle Systems | NetWare | $1499 - $2499 | 1.02 |
| Sonic Web Server | Sonic Systems | Mac | 495 | 1 |
| Spinnaker Web Server | Searchlight | Win | $0- $495 | 2 |
| Spinner | Spinner | Unix | Free | 1.0b13 |
| Spry SafetyWeb Server | Compuserve/Spry | Win | 895 | 1,1 |
| Spry Web Server | Compuserve/Spry | Win | 245 | 1.2 |
| Squid | Squid | Unix | Free | 1.1 alpha 7 a |
| Stairways Web Server | Stairways | Be OS | $?? | 1.0d2 |
| Stronghold | C2Net | Unix | $0 - $495 | 1.3.2 |
| SU/httpd | SUnet | Unix | Free | 1 |
| SuperWeb Secure Server | FrontierTechnologies | Win | DISC | 1.2 |
| TECWeb Server | TECS | Unix | $?? | 1.1 |
| TeleFinder Internet Server | Spider Island | Mac | 0 | 5.1 |
| thttpd | thttpd | Unix | Free | 1 |
| VBServer | VB | Win | $75 - $150 | 2 |
| Viking Server | Robtex | Win | Free | 0.919 |
| W4-Server | Antelope | Win | Free | 2.4 |
| Web Commander | Luckman Interactive | Win | $129 - $249 | 1 |
| Web for One | ResNova | Mac | $0 - $?? | beta |
| Web Server 4D | MDG Computer Systems | Mac | $395 - $995 | 1.00fc1 |
| Web Server/400 | I/Net,Inc. | AS/400 | 2995 | 1.3 |
| WebCenter | Chris Hawk | Mac | Free | ?? |
| WebDisk | Ararat Software | Win | $30 | 1.0b |
| WebQuest | Questar | Win | $295 - $495 | 2.1 |
| Webshare | BeyondSoftware | VM | Free | 1.2.3 |
| WebSite Pro | O'Reilly & Assoc. | Win | 499 | 1.1F |
| WebSite | O'Reilly & Assoc. | Win | $0 - $249 | 1.1E |
| WebStar (Mac) | Quartedeck/StarNine | Mac | $0 - $499 | 1.3.1 |
| WebStar 95/NT | Quarterdeck | Win | DISC | 2 |
| WebStar/SSL (Mac) | Quartedeck/StarNine | Mac | 599 | 1.3.1 |
| Webware Commercial Edition | Edime | NetWare | $350 - $1550 | 1.4 |
| WN | John Franks | Unix | Free | 1.13 |
| Wsplug | Pascal Urien | Win | Free | 3.2 |
| WWWServer | Dynamic Solutions | Win | Free | 1.0 beta |
| YAWN | CPU s.c | NetWare | $197 - $295 | 1.03b |
| ZBServer | ZBSoft | Win | $25 - $759 | 1.5 |
| Zeus Server | Zeus | Unix | 900 | 1.0.1 |
Last-modified: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 21:48:57 GMT