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  How did Explainers respond to Wi-Fi–enabled handhelds?
 
The pages were intentionally designed to be friendly and informal. We used a web interface with "back" buttons and graphical links. Although the pages could be displayed by standard internet browsers, we used a specialized browser called Glimmer, which was then customized by HP Labs so that we could log and save pages accessed by users, play video clips, and perform other custom operations.
 
   
 
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