Which will put the final nail into the coffin Microsoft built.
Wonder how long AOL will remain around as well.
Wonder how long AOL will remain around as well.
Ding Dong, Netscape Is Dead - AOL To End Support
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Too bad. I have been using Netscape since the very first version came out, and indeed am using it at this moment. I am largely indifferent by now to the various browsers since they are all pretty much the same (except for IExplorer which still is typical MSoft "kludgewear"), but where Netscape wins hands-down is the email client. You just can't beat it. It will be a sad day for me when I can no longer use Netscape Email because I have yet to find another that I like better.
Well the divorce papers are in and I can't wait for AOL running man to trip and fall on his face!
I've used them for a short period of time and had nothing but trouble and the amount of SPAM mail was incredible!
So please send me an E-mail at [email protected] if you want your feelling hurt!
lol
Anyway the Netscape 7/8 browser had a flaw that their web pages constantly flashed which was very annoying so I stop using this browser.
Foxfire and IE7 is doing the job well at this time.
I've used them for a short period of time and had nothing but trouble and the amount of SPAM mail was incredible!
So please send me an E-mail at [email protected] if you want your feelling hurt!
lol
Anyway the Netscape 7/8 browser had a flaw that their web pages constantly flashed which was very annoying so I stop using this browser.
Foxfire and IE7 is doing the job well at this time.
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I started off with Netscape then I noticed I was getting an unusual amount of Spyware loading with Netscape. So I migrated to IE5, then to Firefox where I have been happy ever after.
For newbies to the Internet I liked how the Browser and Mail Component were seamlessly put into one product instead of two.
For newbies to the Internet I liked how the Browser and Mail Component were seamlessly put into one product instead of two.
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I think a history lesson is in order here.
Netscape was the first widely used graphical interface for the Internet. It was based on an earlier "open source" web browser called Mozilla.
Netscape was not originally "married" to AOL. That did not happen until many years after Netscape had been out. That merger has been the subject of much debate, speculation, conspiracy theories etc etc etc. and for people who had not been using Netscape over the long haul did cause some hard feelings against that browser --- especially in those who harbored hard feelings for AOL (which, in that case, I can certainly understand).
To cut to the chase, the bottom line is that Netscape and other Mozilla-based browsers (such as Firefox) are FAR superior to the Internet Explorer. If you got spyware because of using Netscape, then something else was going on. Web sites do not deliver spyware according to what browser you use. If you are getting spyware then you need to tighten your Internet security.
Regarding email, the newest version of Netscape (9.x) no longer includes an email client. Those who like Netscape Mail (raising my hand vigorously) are obliged to use 7.x for that feature.
I have on my Mac -- Netscape 7.2 (for email) and 9.005 (for browsing); Firefox 2.009, Opera 9.25, Apple Safari 3.04, and Internet Explorer 5.2 (the last version made for the Mac).
I have on my PC -- all the above, minus Safari [it's an Apple-only product], and I do have Internet Explorer 7.x.
I have listed them in the order I use them, with IExplorer a VERY distant finisher on both platforms. Actually, I only use it to test-run web pages I am designing, just as a final spot-check. I never browse with it. Just personal preference, perhaps, along with a lingering resentment over the way Microsoft tried (unsuccessfully) to strong-arm Netscape out of business.
Netscape was the first widely used graphical interface for the Internet. It was based on an earlier "open source" web browser called Mozilla.
Netscape was not originally "married" to AOL. That did not happen until many years after Netscape had been out. That merger has been the subject of much debate, speculation, conspiracy theories etc etc etc. and for people who had not been using Netscape over the long haul did cause some hard feelings against that browser --- especially in those who harbored hard feelings for AOL (which, in that case, I can certainly understand).
To cut to the chase, the bottom line is that Netscape and other Mozilla-based browsers (such as Firefox) are FAR superior to the Internet Explorer. If you got spyware because of using Netscape, then something else was going on. Web sites do not deliver spyware according to what browser you use. If you are getting spyware then you need to tighten your Internet security.
Regarding email, the newest version of Netscape (9.x) no longer includes an email client. Those who like Netscape Mail (raising my hand vigorously) are obliged to use 7.x for that feature.
I have on my Mac -- Netscape 7.2 (for email) and 9.005 (for browsing); Firefox 2.009, Opera 9.25, Apple Safari 3.04, and Internet Explorer 5.2 (the last version made for the Mac).
I have on my PC -- all the above, minus Safari [it's an Apple-only product], and I do have Internet Explorer 7.x.
I have listed them in the order I use them, with IExplorer a VERY distant finisher on both platforms. Actually, I only use it to test-run web pages I am designing, just as a final spot-check. I never browse with it. Just personal preference, perhaps, along with a lingering resentment over the way Microsoft tried (unsuccessfully) to strong-arm Netscape out of business.
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P.S.: Since Netscape and Firefox are virtually identical, those who believe they were getting spyware from Netscape would now be getting it from Firefox!
Hi Maggie,
Mosaic was the first popular Graphical web browser, it was the guys that created Mosaic that went off to create Netscape Navigator. I know IE references Mosaic in versions 6 and earlier, do any references appear in Netscape?
Its pretty cool to download and see the net as it looked in 1992. When they say its a graphical browser, I think they mean Point and click, rather than graphical in the sense we're used to.
en.wikipedia.org
Mosaic was the first popular Graphical web browser, it was the guys that created Mosaic that went off to create Netscape Navigator. I know IE references Mosaic in versions 6 and earlier, do any references appear in Netscape?
Its pretty cool to download and see the net as it looked in 1992. When they say its a graphical browser, I think they mean Point and click, rather than graphical in the sense we're used to.
NCSA Mosaic - Wikipedia
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The Netscape spyware problem is no longer a problem. With AdAware I can get rid of it quite easily. Using the Kaspersky Anti-Virus package usually stops spyware before it loads on my system.
The Thunderbird e-mail program from Mozilla is very good at intercepting junk e-mail with an "intelligent" junk mail component that really works well. It almost never identifies a legit e-mail as a junk e-mail.
It seems that Microsoft products are just a lightning rod for virus activity.
The Thunderbird e-mail program from Mozilla is very good at intercepting junk e-mail with an "intelligent" junk mail component that really works well. It almost never identifies a legit e-mail as a junk e-mail.
It seems that Microsoft products are just a lightning rod for virus activity.
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I used Mosaic when it first came out. I remember it very well. It was absolutely dimension-shattering. Prior to that, the Internet was all text based. It was only with the advent of Mosaic that people could design (and see) web pages with graphics.
And despite a certain politician's claim to have "invented the internet," its origins actually go back to the 1950s!!
And despite a certain politician's claim to have "invented the internet," its origins actually go back to the 1950s!!
The only fun thing about the browser wars
Was when I heard someone call it "Nyetscape"...
LOL
Was when I heard someone call it "Nyetscape"...
LOL
Odd--
I thought it was Tim Berners-Lee and associates.
I like Firefox a great deal, but still am not able to YouTube with it, so when I am in a YouTube mood, I use IE.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
I thought it was Tim Berners-Lee and associates.
I like Firefox a great deal, but still am not able to YouTube with it, so when I am in a YouTube mood, I use IE.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
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Yaaaaaaaay!! Well bully for Apple!!!
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"Netscrape" Needed to be Put Down!...
I'll miss "Netscrape" like a root canal, a hernia, or a hole in my head! "Netscrape" was supposedly compatible with JAWS for Windows screen reader software (www.freedomscientific.com), but it only had limited JAWS support through version 4.02 with JFW 3.2. Beyond that, no updated JAWS compatibility. When I was a community college student six years ago, "Netscrape" was the tech school's recommended and default browser on all of its computers, but I still had to find and open IE to enjoy better accessibility with JAWS. Today, IE is the mainstay with this same said college. Of course, I have heard the nickname of "Internet Exploder" given to IE, but usually from those most loyal to Opera, "Netscrape," or other strange browsers. Nor, am I interested in Firefox, even if Kim Komando is a loyal fan of it. True, Firefox touts some nifty features, but my experience with IE still overrules the trouble of having to deal with another browser with its inherent flaws and lingering accessibility issues, as no browser is ever fool-proof.--Laundry Shark
I'll miss "Netscrape" like a root canal, a hernia, or a hole in my head! "Netscrape" was supposedly compatible with JAWS for Windows screen reader software (www.freedomscientific.com), but it only had limited JAWS support through version 4.02 with JFW 3.2. Beyond that, no updated JAWS compatibility. When I was a community college student six years ago, "Netscrape" was the tech school's recommended and default browser on all of its computers, but I still had to find and open IE to enjoy better accessibility with JAWS. Today, IE is the mainstay with this same said college. Of course, I have heard the nickname of "Internet Exploder" given to IE, but usually from those most loyal to Opera, "Netscrape," or other strange browsers. Nor, am I interested in Firefox, even if Kim Komando is a loyal fan of it. True, Firefox touts some nifty features, but my experience with IE still overrules the trouble of having to deal with another browser with its inherent flaws and lingering accessibility issues, as no browser is ever fool-proof.--Laundry Shark
