Netscape errors

Anonymous Poster · Mar 30, 2001

I must be in the Fordson Tractor Age because I use Netscape 3.0 (IE 4 for TBN) for a most uses! Have a newer one, 4.5? Don't even want to spend the time moving bookmarks, mail etc, looks like a big ugly complicated clod of a program, almost as bad as IE.

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Anonymous Poster · Mar 30, 2001

Does anybody find it weird that a program that a kazillion million people use (web browser) is only available from such a limited number of companies and given away for free?

I'd gladly PAY for a browser that could spot those disgusting BLINKING crap banners etc and replace them with a nice white spot.

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Harv · Mar 30, 2001

Muhammad -

As you know from some of our private discussions, I have no particular love for Netscrap myself, but although it constantly frustrates me as a web developer, it's still pretty unusual for it to up and crash. /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

On a positive note, I am thrilled with the rendering performance on your new borderless, plain background format. I would estimate a speed improvement of 2 to 3 times on the longer pages. That's great! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

I did, however, crash 3 times tonight (Netscrap 4.7/Mac) while reading the Past 24 Hours messages. What's most peculiar to me is the fact that the last crash was over an hour ago. Talk about intermittent! /w3tcompact/icons/mad.gif

It's just possible the browser still has a bug of two in it. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

FWIW - I also have Netscrap 6, but I am so totally underwhelmed by it that I flat out don't use it. Seems like a giant step backwards in the evolution of browsers.

If I say any more, I might let my real feelings slip out. /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif

Muhammad · Mar 30, 2001

Ok, it should all be fixed now. I just tested things and it works as it should, in netscape anyway.

After seeing how netscape performs, I would strongly urge anyone who uses netscape to switch to Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher. It is just a much better browser. Almost all sites will display better and run smoother in IE than in netscape.

But for now, the forum should work properly in netscape (4.7+). It does for me.

Knight9 · Mar 30, 2001

Thanks for the fix Muhammad!!! For those of us who like to take a peek from work now and then..and who have to use Netscape there /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif...it's great to be able to view everything properly again.

Kevin

Muhammad · Mar 30, 2001

<font color=blue>have to use Netscape there</font color=blue>

Well, I suppose if there is no other option, TBN on netscape is better than no TBN at all, right? /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Knight9 · Mar 30, 2001

<font color=blue>TBN on netscape is better than no TBN at all</font color=blue>

You've got that right!!! I was going through withdrawl!!! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Kevin