I just went back to using Netscape 4.75. No problems. I think the 6.xx is for PeeSee's. Not all upgrades are truly "UPGRADES" RE: MicroSuck Works 4.0, Word 6.0 and Quicken 2002. RHB I'm reaching for my Latin Dictionary on that quote.
************** Aaron Perlson wrote: > > Once upon a time, I tried installing Netscape 6 (I think it was still in > beta and full of bugs back then). I was immediately faced with an > intermittent monitor not powering up at startup problem -- chimes, clicks, > power light on monitor turned from amber to green back to amber, then > nothing. On a successful startup, I dumped the buggy browser, the problem > eventually went away and I forgot all about it. > > Recently I decided to give Netscape 6.23 a whirl. The above problem did > not resurface, but instead the computer shuts itself off with no warning at > random intervals even when the browser is not running -- sometimes after > three minutes, sometimes after six hours and sometimes when it's in sleep > mode. Not a proper shutdown either, which is scary. Tried all the usual > PRAM zapping, desktop rebuilding, Norton scanning things to no avail. Just > dumped the browser and all its related Mozilla files/prefs again, went back > to 4.79 and am waiting to see if the problem is still there. > > Aaron Perlson > > ----- > Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit > materiari? -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
