On Tue, 16 Oct 2001, Greg Kettmann wrote:
> Netscape (4.77) has become more problematic lately though. It keeps
> crashing saying it can't write to a memory location.
Turn off Java. Netscape 4.x's Java Virtual Machine sucks rocks, to put it
mildly.
> Regardless, any suggestions for a new browser ...
Mozilla is pretty nice these days.
Opera is small, fast, and works well. It is available for MS-Windows and
Linux, which is nice. I found the Linux version nice enough that I paid the
$40 for it, even though I don't use it much. ("Support software
diversity.")
There is always Lynx. ;-)
> ... mail client?
Pine is available for MS-Windows. What more do you need? ;-)
> Nothing else really comes to mind, although isn't there also Mosaic or
> some such?
Mosaic is directly ancestral to both "classic" Netscape and MSIE, and
really all GUI browsers borrow concepts, if not code. These days, I imagine
it wouldn't be useful beyond nostalgia. (Although, having said that, I am
sure someone here will speak up and say they are still using it.)
> Having a Linux Client is certainly a plus because I am going to figure
> out how to get to Linux as my desktop, sooner or later :-)
What is stopping you? We can help. List the applications or problems you
need to solve. I find many people do not really have any serious reason to
stay with Windows, other than inertia. :-)
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