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Adrian <nonesuch@place.com> wrote:

> spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
> 
> > The imac is running OS 8.6 and a lot of webpages are not displaying
> > properly on the old web browsers that are installed. I'm wanting to
> > install Netscape 7.0 and (hopefully) a more recent version of internet
> > explorer for mac (along with outlook express).
> > 
> > My questions are: how does one go about installing software on a mac?
> > How do I remove the old software on a mac? Should I even bother removing
> > the old software? If I remove the old software first, will the user's
> > email/address books and bookmarks/favourites be lost when I go to 
> > install the new software?
> 
> It would be worth knowing what version browsers are currently being
> used. IE for Mac has not been updated for quite a while and Microsoft
> have said that they have now stopped its development, even for the new
> Mac OS X. It remains at version 5.1.7. Personally, I found it to be an
> OK browser on Mac OS8.6.
> 
> Go to:
> http://www.versiontracker.com/macos/
> type *web browser* in the search box and you will get a list of suitable
> software.
> 

Another good place is www.macorchard.com - it's a site that specialises
in listing Mac Internet software. As the site says, it is: 'a carefully
cultivated list of the most vital Internet applications and links for
Macintosh Internet users'.

Lots of resources for older OSes too.

ck


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