Hi Sue & John: I use IE 5.1.6 (the newest as far as I know), on this WS 266/192/6 using OS 9.2.2, along with OE 5.0.6. The only IE does to me is it will "disappear" out of the blue now and then, and the Finder says, Error 2 (memory I think?). The prior versions did the same thing. OE, however, works fine.
The only question I have about "other" browsers (and I did in the past download and try iCab and Mozilla which kept crashing on me -- never tried Netscape yet) is: Do any of these other browsers and their email-counterparts have a tool/option to "Insert Explorer [or whichever brower] Address" into the email? I use that option ALL the time since I am always copying stuff from the net and I click "Insert Explorer Address" and it puts the hyperlink into the email. I can't live without that! Thanks! Gail -------------------------------------- John Fox of ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote on 11/3/02 7:58 PM: Sue, One critical point I didn't see mentioned was the OS you're running. I use Netscape Communicator 7.0 for OS X. I recently switched from Internet Explorer 5.2.2 since IE could not correctly read sites with Java or Javascript, like Yahoo! Chats. They now run flawlessly in Netscape 7. I would HIGHLY recommend switching to this newest member of the Netscape family. It has the same features then that of IE and it seems to load graphic intensive websites faster. Give it a try before ruling it out. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to email me directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've recently switched my entire outlook on the concept of personal computers. I now eschew anything Microsoft if I have an alternative to it. I switched to Macintosh for that exact reason. Windows leaves too much to be desired. With OS X, I am happy - I am delirious. So if you need advice, I'm happy to help. - John On Sunday, November 3, 2002, at 06:42 PM, Sue Brown wrote: > pwbk 400mhz (lombard/bronze); 20HD; 512 RAM Internet explorer 5.1 > > think I remember this being talked about on this list, but can't > remember what was said.. > I was having intrmittent internet freezing problems with IE 5. > trashed preferences etc; > (yep, rebuilt, pram & power manager and have allocated 28538 > preferred memory & > 14802 minimum .... ) ..... kept getting lost connection > notice....... ; finally trashed the whole thing and upgraded to 5.1 > to only have the same thing happening... It's driving me nuts...... > ANY ideas ??? > > I even thought of going to netscape navigator but the scaled down > version is only available for windows and the full version I > couldn't get to "register" ..... no matter what I did it would > apparently not connect after I got to their registration page..... > > so 2 questions: > > 1) any ideas on the darned IE 5.1 problem ? anyone been able to > download the 5 version (not 5.1?) > > 2.) Is netscape navigator any better now that is an aol product ? if > so which version ? > I used a couple years ago i think 4.5 (pretty dull, but it > worked!!!)...... and I think that one doesnt have all the aol im, > email etc....... ...... what are you all using ????? > > If this is NOT appropriate to respond through this forum, ( sorry if > that is the case!!) would appreciate your responding directly to my > e-mail. > > thanks > > sue brown > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > Sue Brown > > "No vision and you perish; No Ideal, and you're lost; Your heart must > ever cherish Some faith at any cost. Some hope, some dream to cling > to, Some rainbow in the sky, Some melody to sing to, Some service > that is high." (Harriet Du Autermont ) -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:G-Books-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:G-Books-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
