> Hello all :) > > Does anyone know of any small light ICQ clones for Windows 95? > > I need something that can run on my mother's 486 without taxing it too > much, and since she's a newbie and I'm going to be the only contact on > the list, it really doesn't need all the whiz-bang features of ICQ99.. > > Since there are dozens of ICQ clones for Linux, BeOS, Mac, DOS, etc, > there must be something for Win32 that isn't made by Mirabilis/AOL... I'm not sure I should even mention this, but there is a trimmed down version of the new Netscape/Mozilla browser that supports ICQ. This was just announced: >"Gecko" is the open-source browser engine produced by the Mozilla >project. It's at the heart of Netscape 6. But Netscape 6 is much more >than just Gecko--- it also includes all kinds of AOL-mandated gizmos >and widgets and add-ons that turn the lean, efficient central core >into a 25MB behemoth. > >But because Gecko is open sourced, Netscape isn't the only browser >using it. For example, Reader Kshitiz Chandra points out that: > > http://www.beonex.com/ claims to have the exact same code > as N6 final ver but yet is beta. The only difference I can > smell is it doesn't have annoying AOL codes in it. I think > you will find it useful to compare... > >Indeed, Beonex is still in beta, does use the Gecko guts, and (as a >result) looks like a cleaner, less-cluttered, version of N6. > >But while its core is the same as Netscape's, Beonex does almost >everything else differently. For example, instead of using AOL's >proprietary Instant Messenger, Boenex provides "Chatzilla" which uses >the widely-supported and nonproprietary IRC (Internet Relay Chat) for >online chatting. > >Beonex also draws these pointed comparisons between their Gecko- >driven browser and Netscape's Gecko-driven browser: > > "Higher level of security / privacy by default > No integration with websites > No membership > We cannot identify you while you are surfing the web > No manipulation on content level > We don't sell links in default bookmarks, ratings in search > engines or similar. We believe in open competition on a distributed > Internet." > >You can see a full list of features at >http://beonex.com/communicator/doc/feature/ , or download the 6.44MB >installation package at http://beonex.com/communicator/version/0.6/ > >Although Beonex is beta (and is still buggy) it looks very promising, >especially if you like the core of Netscape, but dislike all the >clutter that comes along with it.
