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Key Historical Points:
Release and Features: FrontPage 97 introduced several new features, including the Import Web Wizard, the ability to edit raw HTML source code, a Database Connection Wizard, color-coded HTML source code, and preview in browser functionality1. It also supported ActiveX controls, Java applets, Netscape plug-ins, JavaScript/VBScript, and various HTML tags like marquee, watermark, and background sounds
Bonus Pack: The software came with a Bonus Pack that included Microsoft Image Composer 1.0, Microsoft Personal Web Server, Microsoft Web Publishing Wizard, and Internet Explorer 3.01.
System Requirements: It required Windows 95 or Windows NT, at least a 486-66 processor (Pentium 75 recommended), 16 MB of RAM (32 MB recommended), and 30-50 MB of free disk space for installation
FrontPage 97 was part of Microsoft's broader strategy to dominate the web development market by providing user-friendly tools that integrated well with other Microsoft products.Note
1995 — Vermeer FrontPage 1.0
1996 — Microsoft FrontPage 1.1
1996 — Microsoft FrontPage 97 (version 2)
1997 — Microsoft FrontPage Express 2.0 (free simple web page editor came with Internet Explorer 4 and 5, and could be found online from numerous shareware Web sites[9][10])
1997 — Microsoft FrontPage for Macintosh 1.0
1997 — Microsoft FrontPage 98 (version 3)
1999 — Microsoft FrontPage 2000 (version 4): Also included in Office 2000 Premium and Developer editions
2001 — Microsoft FrontPage 2002 (version 10): Included in Office XP Professional with FrontPage (volume license only), Office XP Professional Special Edition and Office XP Developer edition. Starting with this version, the version number jumps to 10.0 to tally Microsoft Office versions.
2003 — Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 (version 11): Not included in any of the Office 2003 editions, sold separately.