javascript issue with NN 6.2

hello everyone,
i hope someone can help me with an issue i am having with layers in the new
netscape version. the code works in older netscape versions and in IE but
not NN 6.2. basically i have in the head portion a link to my stylesheet
with visibility:hidden and the following script:
  
<.script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"><!--
function show(object) {
    if (document.layers && document.layers[object] != null)
        document.layers[object].visibility = 'visible';
    else if (document.all)
        document.all[object].style.visibility = 'visible';
}
function hide(object) {
    if (document.layers && document.layers[object] != null)
        document.layers[object].visibility = 'hidden';
    else if (document.all)
        document.all[object].style.visibility = 'hidden';
}
//--><./script>

and in the body:

<.a href="page.html" onMouseover="show('stext')"
  onMouseout="hide('stext')"><.img src="pic.jpg" width="200" height="50"
border="0"><./a>
<.br>
<.div id="stext" class="special">
A bunch of hidden text here.
<./div>

can someone please help with why the newest version won't work with this?
i've simplified the code as you'll notice,
tyia
kim

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