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Re: Alternatives to Netscape

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From: James Gasson
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 00:00
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Paul John Petrie-Repar 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?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Paul Petrie-Repar

Have you tried Netscape 2.02? I think it will work with the latest Java,
but not JavaScript.

You might do better to ask at news:comp.os.os2.apps

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James Gasson
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