I'm headed off for dinner, so I'll just toss in a few words before I go: Mozilla 1.1 is appallingly slow on a machine this old, so presumably Netscape 6 is, too. Netscape 4.7 is quite fast, although I find it rather clunky in use. Maybe a NS 4.7-equivalent version of Mozilla would be a nice consideration.
IE 5 is rather nice - it used to crash the OS an awful lot, but I've been using it again for various things these days and it's generally been perfectly stable, so it might have been a conflict I unknowingly solved. IE 5 is very fast at rendering pages, so is one recommendation. iCab is my browser of choice, though I will admit up-front that it rather does lack in terms of HTML rendering ability - some pages are a mess or almost unusable with it, but most sites look fine or good enough. It does, though, offer a wealth of features that IE does not, such as a much more comprehensive download manager (and page/site ripper), comprehensive ad filtering and JavaScript action filtering on an optional per-URL basis, HTTP download resuming (server permitting, and often only with the aid of a special procedure I can explain), etc. However, if you feel that speed and rendering quality are more important that auxiliary features, then you might want to consider IE, or something else like Opera. You can also opt to have both to hand and switch as necessary, as I do. - Daniel. -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:starmax@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:starmax-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:starmax-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
