OK      

You go to Netscape's site and navigate the ads to get to downloading netscape 
6 for linux 2.2.--do this with Konqueror, NOT Netscape 4.73 or you will find 
yourself in tail-chasing mode about enabling cookies you have already enabled.

And you download it.

Now look in your home directory and you will find a long name ending in 
.tar.gz.  Right click on it and open it with the Archiver.

Under "Actions" in the Archiver, select "Extract"  let it extract to your 
home directory.

Now bring up a terminal and do su - to get into root mode.

# cd /home/yourusername/netscape-install
# ./netscape-install

Select the recommended install because the Full will hang on personal 
security manager.  Apparently this file is troubled at the source.

To get Java

start up from a fresh terminal with the command

$ /usr/local/netscape/netscape

Render unto Caesar by selecting a login and putting your email address on 
AOL's customer list, then start Netscape

The left 30% of the screen can be shoved out of the way by clicking on the 
slider bar.

Now go to a site that features Java applets, and follow the instructions to 
download the plug-in for linux.  It will self-install.  QUIT NETSCAPE and 
start again from a terminal.  You should now have a Java-enabled netscape.

My early tests show the performance unimpressive.  It fails to open sites 
that Netscape 4.73 handles nicely.  It also pops up a password manager which 
I believe should be disabled at earliest opportunity.  The sidebar is full of 
ads and is a terrible shopper--I found much better terms elsewhere.

Civileme
 

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