[Mel]

For you winXX refugees . I f you are familiar with and like the
Netscape web browser , it is available for Linux.
If you have never tried Netscape, I think you should try it.
Netscape 7.1 has the same look ,ease of use and all the extras
in the Linux release as in the win version.
It may just be me but in my opinion, going from Konqourer or Mozilla
to netscape is like trading a horse and wagon for a Porche.
To try it, go to "http://home.netscape.com/". about halveway down the
page ,netscape7.1 is listed in "Most Popular Downloads, just click on it.
I DLed the full install.
Netscape is a very powerful browser with many useful options
and the price is right .(FREE)
In RedHat 9 I just downloaded the full version, created a folder in
my home directory moved the DLed install file into the folder, clicked on
the file and it set itself up right there.
Now,for the net ,I just go home,open the netscape folder,cilik on the execute
file and here I am .Fast and efficient.
Netscape comes with editor,browser,spellchecker,Composer,Mail and newsgroups,internet search,very efficient download manager,Smart browsing,
instant messenger,ICQ,many privacy and security options,And other advanced options.All in one very efficient, easily tweaked package.
I could be a long time describing all the options I've used on this
web browser.
Hope you like it .

"Ignorance is NOT bliss. And I'm speaking from experience. (ongoing)"

[Dapper Dan]

Mel, I started using Netscape back when I was using Windows. I refused to use IE no matter how difficult Microsoft tried to make it on you if you didn't. The more difficult it was to continue using Netscape, the more determined I was to use it!
In retrospect, I consider this to be the first shot in my eventual revolt against Microsoft. I think a lot of Linux users get started this way.

I haven't checked out Netscape in a while, thanks!

[idud]

I haven't try Netscape again since it's terrible release 6.0, but i think that Mozilla (especially Firefox) is beter than Netscape, IMHO.

[jimf43]

Sorry Mel, but, the current Netscape is just a 'branded' version of Mozilla. In addition the Netscape version is usually 3-6 months behind Mozilla in development. If you need the email and other accesories, then use Mozilla. If you're not using the email client then Mozilla FireFox is the ticket.

[Mel]

I should have commented that it's another versiion of Mozilla .
In fact ,Ive noticed that a lot of programs are actually modified
versions of Linux files including very large portions of "propriatory"
OS's. Some aren't even modified,just intergrated into the OS.

[Mel]

You're right on target,Dapper. I started way back with 4.6 for
the same reason.Somebody didn't like the idea that even then
you could use Netscape to block some of the spyware built into the other OS plus it was a lot better than IE.
6.0 was a little buggy,Idud, but I think the major problem was a
certain OS trying to prevent it from running.I didn't like the 7.0
appearance much either but ANYTHING was better than IE.
When it comes to browsers,like everything else,what works for me may
not work for you and vice versa.The best version of anything depends
a lot on the individual using it.
These kind of discussions remind me of a remark I heard a few years
ago in a movie."How smart you are often depends on what part of the country you're standing in when you start talking."Some people think
I'm pretty smart.(the confused ones). Others,like my wife,think I'm
a raving lunatic.But,hey,how many sane people are there in the computer
world ?
.
.
.
"Always respect others opinions for opinions are formed by experience
and each individuals experiences are unique."
(That's just another poster I kept on the wall for my kids.)

[jimf43]

Quote:

But,hey,how many sane people are there in the computer
world ?

Humm... I refuse to answer on the grounds.... :x

Have a good one

[Maillion]

Keep in mind that Netscape, the last I heard, was the property of AOL, who was once sued for selling personal info on their customers. I, like many others, loved Netscape back when IE was introduced, but now I fear it, because of AOL's reputation. I now use Mozilla, which is not a derivative of Netscape, but the other way around. 8)

[Mel]

OK, I downloaded and reinstalled Mozilla from the DL package.
This one works good. Nothing was working right on the packages that
installed with the Linux OS's but when DL'd and installed after OS setup
it works very well. This version is identical to Netscape 7.1.
.
If I had thought to try that in the first place I may not have tried Netscape.
The one that came with RH was slow and kept freezing but could have been
due to corruption during DL and burn.

[idud]

Quote:

Nothing was working right on the packages that
installed with the Linux OS's but when DL'd and installed after OS setup
it works very well.

I get the same thing with you, Mel, Mozilla which included in my Mdk-9.1 unsatisfies me, but downloaded Mozilla and Firefox work great. Btw what distro do you use?

[Mel]

I get the same thing with you, Mel, Mozilla which included in my Mdk-9.1 unsatisfies me, but downloaded Mozilla and Firefox work great. Btw what distro do you use?[/quote]

I'm using RH 9.0 at the moment. Actually,I've DL'd 11 distros so far.
I have 3 machines which I'm using to explore diffirent distros.
1. HP pavilion 4550 (466 mhz pent cel eron)
2. HP pavilion 551w (1.6 ghz pent 2)
3. eMachine W2040 ( 2.0 ghz AMD Athlon)
Without getting into to much detail ,I'm thinking of starting a thread listing
the different machines and which distros worked with each machine.
By experimenting with different distros ,I've found that what works great on one machine
may not work at all on another. The only real difference i've noticed in different distros,once installed,is the GUI layout and some practically install themselfs while others require a lot of input from you during install.
I've found the most problematic of my machines is later models of HP. It appears HP
,in the past few years has been designinig around an OS instead of developing an OS
for the machine. At the same time every eMachine I've tried seems to happily accept any OS you throw at it.
I'm thinking of starting a thread asking users to give a short description of thier machine
and peripherals and which distro they are using.Being the kind of nut that adopts every
homeless computer I see heading for dump, I've learned that When asking what
distro you use you should also ask what brand and model machine you use it on.
A distro that is a dream on one machine may well be a nightmare on another.

[Mel]

BTW, how do get qoutes in the neat white BG ??

[Dapper Dan]

LOL! That took me a while to figure out too Mel! The easiest way is to find where someone has done something interesting and click on the edit button which will show how they did it. You can use "quote" which will make text in a white box. Before the text put [quote ]. [/quote ] after the text, ends it. Don't put a space between the e of quote and the end bracket though. I had to put it there so it wouldn't "quote."

[Maillion]

Quote:

LOL! That took me a while to figure out too Mel! The easiest way is to find where someone has done something interesting and click on the edit button which will show how they did it. You can use "quote" which will make text in a white box. Before the text put [quote ]. [/quote ] after the text, ends it. Don't put a space between the e of quote and the end bracket though. I had to put it there so it wouldn't "quote."

Code:

[quote]Hi, Dapper. Just doing an experiment based upon your post quoted above.[/quote] 

Just wanted to see if the "code" tag did it without having to put in an extra space... 8)

EDIT

Hey! It worked! (And it changed the text to light green!) 8)

[healingbear]

I used Netscape for many years with windows, then I started using Mozilla about a years ago... I have since dropped Netscape... Mozilla has good features like the pop up blockers and cookie management ... Netscape had too much AOL for me ... I have learned how to install and even do up grades with Mozilla with Mandrake ... Mozilla is the base of Netscape...