On Thu, Aug 10, 2000 8:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
><< there are still a LOT of folks using Netscape 3 and other such browsers
>that
> don't support PNG. >>
>
>I sort of doubt it. The whole GIMPS project is oriented to techie types.
>Types who like to stay current with the latest technology and would
upgrade
>their browsers frequently.
What a silly notion. The techie types I know and work with (myself
included)
have better ways to spend our time.
I don't even know what PNG is. I sure as heck won't switch browsers to
view the trend-of-the-week.
>Also add in the fact that Internet Explorer, last
>I heard, is gaining popularity and that IE4 and IE5 support PNGs
>(haphazardly, but enough for banner purposes), and that Microsoft
practically
>forces people at gunpoint to upgrade,
Only if you allow their software on your computer.
>Stephan "PNG! PNG! PNG!" Lavavej
Sure, follow the herd if it makes you happy. I, for one, don't like
being herded.
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