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New Rendering Engine, Core 2

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In the year 2000, we got "Elektra" for Opera 4 to 6, three years later, we got "Presto" for Opera 7 to 8, another three years later in 2006, we got Opera 9, whose rendering engine was to be still Presto, but there seems to be a new name, at least inside OperaASA. That's "Core 2", from Davis's blog entry for Dimension.
Mini 4 has been upgraded to the Kestrel codepath of Core-2, the same engine found in The Internet Channel for Wii

Though Merlin, Kestrel or Peregrine are code for browser inside the company, core 2 is a code name for the rendering engine, the heart of browsers. I suppose after three years' workings, the retirement, or big refinements of Presto engine is fit for the needs of market. Thanks Presto. It's time for the next generations!

This is not the first mention of core 2, for the open public. I've heard of/seen its name few weeks ago at the conference, which I blogged earlier here.

We already have it, core 2, for comparatively long time though :smile:

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Thank you for notifying this. :wink:

It eems like there's really big improvements on the way!

By Maulkin, # 19. June 2007, 10:14:55

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"core-2" is the the core platform and not just the rendering engine. core-2 was also used for merlin, although in an earlier incarnation. Opera Mini 4 uses the very latest of the core-2 code (which still uses "presto" as the layout engine), the same core-2 branch that kestrel will use.

By mitchman2, # 20. June 2007, 00:52:42

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Thanks, Mitchel, for clarifications. Then I'd like to call the hearts of the latest Opera "core-2".

By saito, # 20. June 2007, 14:24:01

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