RE: Netscape 6 -- slightly off topic
by Kym Jones <kjones(at)adam.com.au>
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Thanks Nigel...I'll head off and get it too :)
Kym
At 09:28 AM 04/10/2000 +0100, Nigel Peck wrote:
>Win32
>ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/netscape6/english/6_PR1/windows/win32/sea/Netscap
>eSetup.exe
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>Linux
>ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/netscape6/english/6_PR1/unix/linux22/netscape-v60
>0pr1.x86-unknown-linux2.2.tar.gz
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>Mac
>ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/netscape6/english/6_PR1/mac/macos8.5/
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>(as one line, no spaces)
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>HTH,
>Nige
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>On 10 April 2000 08:24, Frank Masotti [SMTP:Masotti(at)MasottiLand.com] wrote:
>> Call me stupid, however I have been to the Netscape download sit and I can't
>> seem to find netscape 6 the latest version there is 4.72. So the question
>> is, where did you all get a hold of it?
>> Frank Masotti
>>
>> Darryl Riser wrote:
>>
>> > 23:29 9 Apr 00,
>> > On a morning from a Bogart movie, Lead wrote:
>> >
>> > > Anyone know if I can run Netscape from the primary machine over my
>> > > network if it's installed to a secondary machine? Anyone had troubles
>> > > with this? I can't really install it on my primary machine, since it's
>> > > hard drive is full. The install seemed to go very well, but when I go
>> > > to start the program, I get nothing after the smallish box saying
>> > > Netscape 6.
>> >
>> > How long did you wait? On my machine, you wait about 30 seconds after
>> > you decided Netscape 6 is hopelessly locked up on the splash screen
>> > and then the program begins. Granted I have a prejudice against NS,
>> > but this annoyed me so much I don't care what the rest of the program
>> > can do.
>> >
>> > <begin rant>
>> >
>> > It does seem to handle style sheets a little better but the e-mail
>> > and newsreader is still the worst on the market. And it appears from
>> > my brief testing you still have to used clunky coding to make tables
>> > and frames appear properly.
>> >
>> > Wonder who they'll sue when they find out only the 25% of pc users
>> > who are fantatical Bill Gates haters will use this piece of junk? I
>> > honestly wonder sometimes if the people who design Netscape have
>> > actually sat down and tried to use within the last few years. If they
>> > aren't careful WebTV and I-Opener are going to pass them.
>> >
>> > <end rant>
>> >
>> > Seriously, though, I honestly thought my pc had frozen waiting for
>> > the splash screen to go away but it turns out Netscape is apparenty
>> > designed to have it stay onscreen an unreasonably long time. Next
>> > time you try to start netscape 6, go make a sandwich and see if it's
>> > running when you come back.
>> >
>> > Take care,
>> > Darryl
>> >
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