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The Opera browser was, until version 2.0, called MultiTorg Opera and was not available to the public — although online documents show it at The Third International WWW Conference in 1995. MultiTorg Opera , retrieved on November 5 , 2005 It was known for its Multiple Document Interface (MDI) and 'hotlist' (sidebar), which made browsing several pages at once much easier, as well as being the first browser to completely focus on adhering to the W3C standards.
- 1996: The first public release was Opera 2.0 for Windows, released as , 2006
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- December 31 , 1997 : Opera 3 was released for multiple operating systems.
- 1998: Opera 3.5 was released, providing the first implementation of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) support in the Opera browser.
- June 28 , 2000 : Opera 4 for Windows was released, introducing a new cross-platform core (Elektra), and a new integrated e-mail client.
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- support, and offering a Single Document Interface as well as the Multiple Document Interface allowed by previous versions.
- January 2003: Opera 7 was released and introduced a new layout engine " Presto ", with improved CSS, Client-side Scripting , and Document Object Model (DOM) support.
- August 2004: Opera 7.6 began limited alpha testing. It had more advanced standards support, and introduced voice support for Opera, as well as support for Voice XML. Opera also announced a new browser for Interactive Television, which included a ''fit to width'' option Opera 8 introduced. Fit to Width is a technology that initially utilized the power of CSS, but it is now internal Opera technology. Pages are dynamically resized by making images and/or text smaller, and even removing images with specific dimensions to make it fit on any screen width, improving the experience on smaller screens dramatically. Opera 7.6 was never officially released as a final version.
- , 2005 , retrieved on October 25 , 2005 — a change from the previous cost of $1,000 USD for unlimited licenses. Schools that opted for the free license included Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT), Harvard University , University Of Oxford , Georgia Institute Of Technology , and Duke University . Opera was commonly criticized for having been Ad-sponsored , since this was seen as a barrier to gaining market share. In the newer versions the user was allowed a choice of generic graphical banners, or text-based targeted advertisements provided by Google based upon the page being viewed. Users could pay a license fee to remove the advertisement bar.
- , 2005 Enhancements included: automatic client-side fixing of web sites that did not render correctly, and a number of security fixes.
- February 7 , 2006 : Opera Labs was founded to provide a behind-the-scenes look at the latest technology and products, and where any preview/beta versions will be posted. Opera Labs
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- , 2006 focusing on solving bugs introduced with the major Opera 9 release, as well as IMAP and NTLM improvements.
- September 21 , 2006 : Opera version 9.02 was released.
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- April 11 , 2007 : Opera's Wii Browser is officially released, boasting some much improved features over the beta.
- April 11 , 2007 : Opera version 9.20 was released, introducing "Speed Dial" and Developer Toolbar.
- August 16 , 2007 : Opera version 9.23 was released, focusing on major security issues.
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