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Re: Alternatives to Netscape

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From: e-frog
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 00:00
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Paul John Petrie-Repar (Paul@sigra.com.au) wrote:
: Hello,

: I have given up on Netscape for OS/2
: Yesterday I downloaded Netscape 4.61 beta, Java 1.1.8, and Fixpack11.
: After installing all this, I still have the same old problems:
: (i) some of the text in not displayed,
: (ii) scrolling sometimes does not work, and
: (iii) I cannot do my internet banking (I suspect this is a java
: problem).
: None of these problem occur when I run netscape under Linux.

: Can anyone please suggest alternative Web browsers for OS/2?

There's still the Netscape 4.04 GA for OS/2.
I have had no problems with i) ii) or iii) at all. Haven't had a problem
with Java, which is used heavily on the on-line trading account I use.


(Geez, I wonder how I banked before they got Internet banking!)


Isaac
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From: isaacl@bulls.ece.ubc.ca (e-frog)
Subject: Re: Alternatives to Netscape
Date: 1999/08/25
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