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MC Infinity
Member # 531
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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.------------------ "Well if it's gonna be that kind of a party, I'm putting my dick in the mashed potatoes!" -Nimrod 16/4/2001
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Orion Syndicate
Member # 25
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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....------------------ The Worlds Ten Greatest 'Fucks' #8 Where did all those fucking Indians come from? - General Custer
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Diane
Member # 53
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I use Netscape more often nowadays, since IE takes the goddamn Windows with it when it crashes.------------------ "There comes a time when the mind takes on a higher plane of knowledge but can never prove how it got there. All great discoveries have involved such a leap." --Albert Einstein, on intuition.
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Teelie
Member # 280
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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.------------------ I knew a blonde that was so stupid that she studied for a blood test.
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Diane
Member # 53
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I'd read some reviews before installing it if I were you.------------------ "There comes a time when the mind takes on a higher plane of knowledge but can never prove how it got there. All great discoveries have involved such a leap." --Albert Einstein, on intuition.
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Teelie
Member # 280
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Yeah, I read it won't work on Win95, lmao... I think I'll wait til it's more proven reliable first.  ------------------ I knew a blonde that was so stupid that she studied for a blood test.
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PsyLiam
Member # 73
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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! ------------------ You know, when Comedy Central asked us to do a Thanksgiving episode, the first thought that went through my mind was, "Boy, I'd like to have sex with Jennifer Aniston." -Trey Parker, co-creator of South Park
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Kosh
Member # 167
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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) ------------------ Witty Remark
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MC Infinity
Member # 531
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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!------------------ "Well if it's gonna be that kind of a party, I'm putting my dick in the mashed potatoes!" -Nimrod 16/4/2001
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TSN
Member # 31
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Of course it's bloated! Everything Microsnot makes is bloated!------------------ "Beliefs are dangerous. Beliefs allow the mind to stop functioning. A non-functioning mind is clinically dead. � Believe in nothing..." -Tool, �nima
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Nim
Member # 205
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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* ------------------ Don't kill me, I'm charming!
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MC Infinity
Member # 531
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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.------------------ "Well if it's gonna be that kind of a party, I'm putting my dick in the mashed potatoes!" -Nimrod 16/4/2001
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Dat
Member # 302
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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.------------------ [Bart's looking for his dog.] Groundskeeper Willy: Yeah, I bought your mutt - and I 'ate 'im! [Bart gasps.] I 'ate 'is little face, I 'ate 'is guts, and I 'ate the way 'e's always barkin'! So I gave 'im to the church. Bart: Ohhh, I see... you HATE him, so you gave him to the church. Groundskeeper Willy: Aye. I also 'ate the mess he left on me rug. [Bart stares.] Ya heard me!
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Teelie
Member # 280
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The new OS coming out by Windows in a few months is skinnable. Of course, it also contains more bloatware.  ------------------ I knew a blonde that was so stupid that she studied for a blood test.
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Nim
Member # 205
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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.------------------ Don't kill me, I'm charming!
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Hobbes
Member # 138
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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. ------------------ "Anatomically impossible, Mr. Garibaldi, but you're welcome to try anytime, anywhere." - Bester Federation Starship Datalink: Brand new look, fresh minty scent, same great taste!
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Michael Dracon
Member # 4
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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 ...------------------ Terry: "Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, ...." Max: "And?" Terry: "I forgot." Max: "Come on, Clinton was the fun one, then came the boring one." Terry: "They're all boring." - Batman Beyond (aka: Batman of the Future)
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TSN
Member # 31
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Because it's sooooo important to be able to change the scrollbar colors, right? *rolls eyes*------------------ "Beliefs are dangerous. Beliefs allow the mind to stop functioning. A non-functioning mind is clinically dead. � Believe in nothing..." -Tool, �nima
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Hobbes
Member # 138
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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.------------------ "Anatomically impossible, Mr. Garibaldi, but you're welcome to try anytime, anywhere." - Bester Federation Starship Datalink: Brand new look, fresh minty scent, same great taste!
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MC Infinity
Member # 531
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I will test both, to see which one takes up less system resources, I will use the winner.------------------ "Well if it's gonna be that kind of a party, I'm putting my dick in the mashed potatoes!" -Nimrod 16/4/2001
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