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Posted by MC Infinity (Member # 531) on :

Most people frown upon Microsoft, but their Internet Explorer browser has proven to be far superior to it's competition, and I just discovered that the 6 is available for download. It is installing as I speak, and I will be sure to tell everyone on how it performs, but I wanted to ask if anyone else has had some experiences with this browser.

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Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

Give me five or six years and I'm sure our uni will have installed it by then - At which time I'll make a pilgrimage back to uni to review it for you....

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Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :

I use Netscape more often nowadays, since IE takes the goddamn Windows with it when it crashes.

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Posted by Teelie (Member # 280) on :

I have the installation file but I haven't gotten the browser yet, because a) it's still beta, b) it's fucking huge and c) I don't like the fact it's so integrated with MSN Messenger, as if everything else they've come out with hasn't been lately.

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Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :

I'd read some reviews before installing it if I were you.

Posted by Teelie (Member # 280) on :

Yeah, I read it won't work on Win95, lmao... I think I'll wait til it's more proven reliable first.

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

Oooh noooo, it won't work on Windows 95. How will we ever cope.

Next thing you'll say is that it doesn't work on Win 3.11. Or DOS. Or VHS!

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Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

quote:

Next thing you'll say is that it doesn't work on Win 3.11. Or DOS. Or VHS!

Well, it is a Beta version!!

(Manical laughter)

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Posted by MC Infinity (Member # 531) on :

I am rather dissapointed in this IE, it comes with a lot more bloat, and there is no radically different features, when I download that much I want it to be skinnable goddammit!

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Of course it's bloated! Everything Microsnot makes is bloated!

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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

Bloated? You want it to be skinnable? Are we still talking about browsers?

I used to be a netscape user. Then I thought, if I use Explorer then more software will be compatible, like the explorer-window and the e-mail system.
Then I discovered IE's stupid bookmarking system, and switched back. I also didn't want to go to every netscape bookmark I had made, duplicate the adress and paste it in Explorer. Life is short enough.

I'm happy with Netscape now, the "forbidden" signs come very seldom and mostly just if I put too much pressure on the system, skipping back and forth between pages while starting up some other program.
I am able to live a normal life now, my grandchildren are happy to see me on my feet again and I will soon be able to ride my horsie again.
Thank you, Netscape! *fade in cheesy logo*

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Posted by MC Infinity (Member # 531) on :

Yeah, NeoPlanet is skinnable, but unfortunately it's managed to trash my system everytime I've used it, so I never have again. Netscape starts far too slowly for me, and is impractical, very impractical.

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Posted by Dat (Member # 302) on :

I've got Netscape 4.5 and it loads just fine for me, not too slow. I've also got Netscape 6...now that's really slow. Too much junk added on that I don't need. And I believe 6 is skinnable. And then there's IE 4.x. It loads up fine, but it takes forever to load up a webpage.

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Posted by Teelie (Member # 280) on :

The new OS coming out by Windows in a few months is skinnable. Of course, it also contains more bloatware.

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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

I'm going with the latest navigator, 4.76. Works nicely. But some webpages are "optimized" for IE, so they take forever to load. It's that one-in-a-hundred webpage, where I copy the address and insert it in IE.

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Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :

I use to use Netscape, but I got tired of it crashing on certain websites. For reason it'd all the sudden not recognize image link, and nothing would happen if I clicked on a text link.

I currently use IE5.5 which loads fine. Plus with IE you can do a few extras on websites such as changing the scrollbar colors for example.

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Posted by Michael Dracon (Member # 4) on :

I've got IE 5.5 (with SP1) and it works all fine with that. Most weebsites I look at with Netscape 6.01, it is a lot better than 6.0 and has not crashed yet. Some sites made for IE don't load at all in Netscape 6.01 ...

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Because it's sooooo important to be able to change the scrollbar colors, right? *rolls eyes*

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Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :

Ok, it's not important. But an example of some of the stuff you can do. And considering how many sites have been doing it I think it's a nice little customization thing.

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Posted by MC Infinity (Member # 531) on :

I will test both, to see which one takes up less system resources, I will use the winner.

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