Trading Post

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.