Netscape is dead!

The_Blob · 02-01-2008, 02:50 PM

Netscape Navigator Internet browser will be terminated tommorow. After February 1, there will be no more active product support for Navigator 9, or any previous Netscape Navigator browser. This includes Netscape v1-v4.x, Netscape v6, Netscape v7 Suite, Netscape Browser v8, and Netscape Navigator/Messenger 9.

!Xoible · 02-01-2008, 02:53 PM

who uses that anyway?

Chunga · 02-01-2008, 02:54 PM

They did the same thing to MS DOS. I think for the same reason.

Sara · 02-01-2008, 02:55 PM

I havent used that for years... forgot about it actually

Neil · 02-01-2008, 02:57 PM

makes my job that much easier. I wish there was one single open source standards compliant browser and no others.

The_Blob · 02-01-2008, 02:58 PM

It was the very first web browser for millions of people. It was my first graphical web browser. My very first web browser was PINE. It was text based, no graphics.

Sara · 02-01-2008, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Blob

It was the very first web browser for millions of people. It was my first graphical web browser. My very first web browser was PINE. It was text based, no graphics.

That and anyone remember cs?

The_Blob · 02-01-2008, 03:16 PM

mantis, Netscape has been the benchmark for web browsers for many years. It was the original serious contender for web browsing and many people considered it as light years ahead of Internet Explorer when Internet Explorer first came out.

shragon · 02-01-2008, 05:17 PM

just get firefox.

Year's_End · 02-01-2008, 06:12 PM

Good riddance. I hated Netscape when that was all my school had years ago. I say we should have a toast!

Neema · 02-01-2008, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by shragon

just get firefox.

i just wish the damn thing would suggest the correct spelling of mis spelled words, instead of just under line them in red. And I cant just right click and save an image........they wont save. I still have to use Internet Explorer just to save an image over the web, since my firefox wont do that.

The_Blob · 02-02-2008, 01:24 AM

Well, Netscape was the best graphical web based browsing when it first came out. Internet Explorer was a total joke and fisherprice for those who actually remember it. I started surfing the web in 1994 so I've experience both Netscape and Internet Explorer throughout the years. I would never imagine Netscape would be a goner in 2008 back in 1994. I haven't used Netscape for about 10 years, but I do believe Netscape would be #1 if Internet Explorer wasn't invented - Microsoft was never strong with online communication software - anyone here remember the Windows telecommunication modem program? WHAT A JOKE HUH?

sinnet112 · 02-02-2008, 01:26 AM

Safari

The_Blob · 02-02-2008, 01:28 AM

Safari, I used it before on my Dad's Mac and I hated it. Seriously, it's the worst graphical web browser I've ever used. It seems like most websites aren't compatible with Safari.

ages944 · 02-02-2008, 02:54 AM

one word: bloat

Year's_End · 02-02-2008, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Blob

Safari, I used it before on my Dad's Mac and I hated it. Seriously, it's the worst graphical web browser I've ever used. It seems like most websites aren't compatible with Safari.

+1. Hate safari. Firefox is good, but I don't use it for just what Boost stated. You can't save pics to your PC with it.

c0nstant · 02-03-2008, 06:14 AM

i use avant browser

takedown8 · 02-03-2008, 10:42 PM

I'm using Netscape right now. It's awesome. You don't get all the crappy viruses and trojans that you get with IE. I also use the email browser.

My Netscape will still work though right, even if the company no longer supports it?

BK · 02-04-2008, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Blob

It was the very first web browser for millions of people. It was my first graphical web browser. My very first web browser was PINE. It was text based, no graphics.

I thought PINE was just e-mail (I still use it, believe it or not, for one e-mail address I've kept over the years). You may be thinking of Lynx? You can configure PINE to use an HTTP program, and usually it points to Lynx.

SpecC · 02-04-2008, 03:40 AM

had not been aware that they were still around

S_M · 02-04-2008, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Blob

Safari, I used it before on my Dad's Mac and I hated it. Seriously, it's the worst graphical web browser I've ever used. It seems like most websites aren't compatible with Safari.

I swore by firefox for the last 4 or so years...

Once I installed leopard I started using Safari 3, and ill never use firefox again. The older ones sucked, but the new browser is faster than firefox, with tabs and all the features I needed that firefox had. And I've yet to come across a webpage that won open or doesnt look right...

calvino · 02-04-2008, 09:39 AM

Sometimes I use Safari because of the "private browsing" feature I have a mac and I use firefox most of the time.

5 years ago I used to use Netscape. but then they change their interface and I stop using it.

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The_Blob Second Lieutenant 503 Rep 298 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 335i Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Well, Netscape was the best graphical web based browsing when it first came out. Internet Explorer was a total joke and fisherprice for those who actually remember it. I started surfing the web in 1994 so I've experience both Netscape and Internet Explorer throughout the years. I would never imagine Netscape would be a goner in 2008 back in 1994. I haven't used Netscape for about 10 years, but I do believe Netscape would be #1 if Internet Explorer wasn't invented - Microsoft was never strong with online communication software - anyone here remember the Windows telecommunication modem program? WHAT A JOKE HUH?
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