>I don't like netscape too much, although I still keep it around, and I >refuse to use anything that comes out of Microsoft. > >I mostly use iCab, www.icab.de > >Its a great web browser that is currently in development for 68k, Classic >PowerPC, and OSX all at the same time. > >Anyway they come out with a new revision every couple of months.
Well, although I hate Microsoft as much as the next person, their Mac programs have been fantastic ever since they bought Apple's soul back in '96 (or was it '97). Since Office 6 (a travesty!), everything the Mac Business Unit at MS has made has been top notch. IE 5.1 is downright useable! :-) Actually, IE 5.1 is my browser of choice these days. It's modern enough that it handles most pages with ease, yet it doesn't have ridiculous bloat like NS7 or have a silly Windows-eque GUI like Mozilla - how the heck do you get buttons on websites to draw using the old Mac button instead of a square Windows button? Netscape 4.8 is OK. NS 4.x tends to crash a lot though - there's a memory leak in almost every version since 4.0. It's more stable than NS 3.x, if that's saying anything. It will handle most JavaScript you throw at it, but it doesn't do CSS well at all. In fact, it's CSS implementation is downright broken. Ever wonder why all those pages in NS have itty-bitty font sizes...? And don't get me started on tables! iCab is a good browser. It's lightweight and fast. But it's not complete. It can't handle most CSS or JavaScript, for instance, since neither one is fully supported yet. And the planned obsolescence of each version really annoys me. You can use it for a few months, but then one day you start the software and can't browse - you have to dl the newest version because the last one expired! I know, small price for a free browser, but still. Anyway, are they _ever_ going to release a non-preview version?! The coolest thing about iCab, IMNSHO, is that it fully supports the Mac OS Appearance Manager. If you run a theme other than Platinum (say, Drawing Paper, Techno, Gizmo, Aqua, or whatever), all the pages and widgets on the pages get drawn correctly with widgets from the theme. So your choices are pretty limited on Mac OS 8/9. iCab, Netscape 4.x, Netscape 7.x, Mozilla, or Internet Explorer 5.1. Opera 5 beta is out there somewhere, too. It's unsupported now, I think. My $0.02 are for IE. (Shudder, never thought I'd say that!) Of all the browsers out there, it probably comes the closest to being 100% CSS compliant (including browsers on Windows like IE6). It's fast and stable, and it even runs acceptably on my 5300ce. Peace, Drew -- Author of ClassicStumbler email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> web: <http://homepage.mac.com/alk/> Want to know if your neighbor has Wi-Fi? Find out with ClassicStumbler! <http://homepage.mac.com/alk/classicstumbler/> -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
