Re: better browser for OS9.2.2

2005-02-26 Thread Angus Chalmers
I think Internet Explorer is fine. It's quite a common browser and can easily handle large files. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free

Re: better browser for OS9.2.2

2005-02-22 Thread Ge'
Get Mozilla 1.2.1 for OS9 at: ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mozilla/releases/mozilla1.2.1/mozilla-macos9-1.2.1-full.bin This downloads the compressed file, which you have to expand with Stuffit Expander. I got another version recently (1.3.1) which so far works well on my 9.2.2 at:

Re: better browser for OS9.2.2

2005-02-22 Thread Bruce
- Original Message - From: Dan K macdan - at - comcast.net snip In X I use both FireFox and Safari. I like Safari's look and feel better, but prefer Mozilla's FireFox for its flexibility and customizing options. I'd be interested to know if you can type 'about:config' as the url and

Re: better browser for OS9.2.2

2005-02-22 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 22, 2005, at 7:50 PM, Bruce wrote: - Original Message - From: Dan K macdan - at - comcast.net snip In X I use both FireFox and Safari. I like Safari's look and feel better, but prefer Mozilla's FireFox for its flexibility and customizing options. I'd be interested to know if you

Re: better browser for OS9.2.2

2005-02-21 Thread Mattox, Thoma
I have had trouble with Mozilla. It seems like there are so many versions around and I am not sure what one to get. I run OS 9.2.2 (on one machine) and OS 8.1 (on the other). I am not very savvy regarding programming/construction. I am just looking for a simple one package download, hit the

Re: better browser for OS9.2.2

2005-02-21 Thread Cornett
Joseph, Cliff, et all PB Listas Hi!, it's been another long while... PowerBooks wrote: PowerBooks Digest #2029 From: JosephC22 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 18:00:26 EST Subject: Re: better browser for OS9.2.2 Cliff Rediger on 2/20/05 4:12 PM wrote: Funny

Re: better browser for OS9.2.2

2005-02-21 Thread Dan K
Under classic Mac OS I used Netscape Navigator 4.08 until it simply could no longer connect to the sites I use most (bank, PayPal, eBay, etc.) I used icab and Nav 408 together for a bit before discovering the wamcom Mozilla port. http://wamcom.org/latest-131/ I've yet to discover anything to

Re: better browser for OS9.2.2

2005-02-20 Thread JosephC22
Cliff Rediger [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 2/20/05 4:12 PM wrote: Funny. No one mentions Opera. I wonder if Opera is defunct. Opera is still out there, but the latest version (v7) only supports OS X. You need to use version 6 if you want to run MacOS 8/9. Coincidentally, Opera was in the news a week

Re: better browser for OS9.2.2

2005-02-20 Thread Jared Noska
I like Mozilla 1.0.2. In Explorer, I have had problems with Paypal, ebay, .Mac. In Mozilla I do not have any of those problems. I also use it in OS X. I think it tops off Safari and Explorer by far. That's just my two cents. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small

Re: better browser for OS9.2.2

2005-02-20 Thread Cliff Rediger
At 6:00 PM -0500 2/20/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Opera is still out there, but the latest version (v7) only supports OS X. You need to use version 6 if you want to run MacOS 8/9. I have vs5. Wonder where to get 6.0 ? Looked at Opera's site, and like so many others older versions are either

Re: better browser for OS9.2.2

2005-02-19 Thread JosephC22
martin on 2/18/05 4:12 PM wrote: If I were to adopt a new browser, which one would be an intelligent choice? Keeping in mind that I plan to run my Powerbook into the ground, running OS9.2.2. My older 'books run System 7.1, so I assume their Internet lifespan is severely limited. Hi Martin,

Re: better browser for OS9.2.2

2005-02-19 Thread Cliff Rediger
Funny. No one mentions Opera. I wonder if Opera is defunct. I've been using IE in 9.1 on a 3400 but on basis of this thread have returned to iCab which I like much better except for some of those weird pages. Is there a fix for that? For awhile Opera was the only browser with which I could access

Re: better browser for OS9.2.2

2005-02-18 Thread martin
Hi list creatures, I tried tonight to make a reservation on BC Ferries (up here in Victoria BC Canada), and their website shunted me to a page which tersely informed me that Internet Explorer for Mac won't work on their site, due to a known bug etc. I recall that Microsoft stopped work on IE

Re: better browser for OS9.2.2

2005-02-18 Thread Manfred
Hi, on 9.2.2 there are not too much choces. AFAIK there are Internet Explorer 5.x Netscape 7 iCab 2.x Explorer is already out. So try the other ones. iCab you can find at www.icab.de. There should be a free version and iCab is the only one for OS Classic which is still under development. --

Re: better browser for OS9.2.2

2005-02-18 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Friday, February 18, 2005, at 01:06 AM, martin wrote: Safari requires OSX, as far as I know. Strictly I'm not sure Netscape is still evolving. Has it improved in the last few years? Mozilla seems to be a work in progress. Mozilla/Netscape (they're the same code base) has been a good stable

Re: better browser for OS9.2.2

2005-02-18 Thread Nathan Raymond
On Fri, 18 Feb 2005, Manfred wrote: Hi, on 9.2.2 there are not too much choces. AFAIK there are Internet Explorer 5.x Netscape 7 iCab 2.x Explorer is already out. So try the other ones. iCab you can find at www.icab.de. There should be a free version and iCab is the only one for OS Classic which

Re: better browser for OS9.2.2

2005-02-18 Thread The Real Seed Catalogue
FYI We use iCab for day-to-day, IE for Java-script sites, and Mozilla 1.2.? for awkward stuff like PayPal and web-banking. On a 3400/240/9.1 and a Lombard/400/9.2 Moz is slow on both, but works. Ben -- The VidaVerde Seed Collection 14 Southdown Avenue, Lewes East Sussex, BN7 1EL Excellent

Re: better browser for OS9.2.2

2005-02-18 Thread Dan Sirks
-To: PowerBooks powerbooks@mail.maclaunch.com Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 12:44:45 -0800 To: PowerBooks powerbooks@mail.maclaunch.com Subject: Re: better browser for OS9.2.2 Your suggestion that I upgrade to OSX is well taken, Bruce. However, I've been upgrading hardware, Operating Systems, and software

Re: better browser for OS9.2.2

2005-02-18 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 18, 2005, at 1:44 PM, martin wrote: Photoshop, InDesign, Freehand (and Illustrator), Native Pagemaker Indesign CS has a Pagemaker module. (and Quark Xpress), Native Vectorworks, Native iirc ClarisCAD (still rocks!), UpFront, DesignWorkshop, All work fine in Classic Acrobat and many more,

Re: better browser for OS9.2.2

2005-02-18 Thread Matthew Cowgill
--- The Real Seed Catalogue [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FYI We use iCab for day-to-day, IE for Java-script sites, and Mozilla 1.2.? for awkward stuff like PayPal and web-banking. On a 3400/240/9.1 and a Lombard/400/9.2 Moz is slow on both, but works. Basically same here. On my

Subject: Re: better browser for OS9.2.2

2005-02-18 Thread Lance Hinek
I use iCab and Mozilla with OS 9.1 on a PB1400. iCab does not have a mail application. I can not get my book marks into Mozilla from iCab so use iCab for web sites and Mozilla for mail. On the old G4 desktop, I use OS 10.3.8 for Safari and Mail then boot into OS 9.2.2 for using all of the

Re: better browser for OS9.2.2

2005-02-18 Thread Matthew Cowgill
--- martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your suggestion that I upgrade to OSX is well taken, Bruce. However, I've been upgrading hardware, Operating Systems, and software constantly since 1987. Working in the graphics/design field, I use the following apps almost every day: Photoshop,