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Mac OS 8.6 - Can not download Netscape 6.2.3 to desktop

Postby MAR » Fri 09 Jul, 2004 3:05 am

I have a PowerMac G3 with Mac OS 8.6. Due to problems opening secure websites with my current Microsoft IE, I tried to download Netscape 6.2.3 (full install) from your SillyDog site. After 3 tries I have been unable to
complete the down load. Each time I get ERROR in the download after an
hour an a half at about 12MB of the 17.7MB. I have a 56k dial up modem.

Any idea what I can do? Is it possible to obtain a 6.2.3 CD, and would
that solve the problem? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Postby Don_HH2K » Fri 09 Jul, 2004 5:51 am

Would you be able to specify what error this is? Any text in the error box?
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Mac OS 8.6 - Can not download Netscape 6.2.3 to desktop

Postby MAR » Fri 09 Jul, 2004 2:18 pm

When you click on the download manager, under ERROR it says "File not found", which does not tell me much. I am not very computer literate, but I try my best.
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Re: Mac OS 8.6 - Can not download Netscape 6.2.3 to desktop

Postby Don_HH2K » Fri 09 Jul, 2004 5:12 pm

MAR wrote:When you click on the download manager, under ERROR it says "File not found", which does not tell me much. I am not very computer literate, but I try my best.

Can you make downloads from other sites correctly?
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Re: Mac OS 8.6 - Can not download Netscape 6.2.3 to desktop

Postby MAR » Sat 10 Jul, 2004 8:52 pm

I rarely do any downloads. When I downloaded the latest Microsoft IE (5.1.7) 3 weeks ago in hopes that it would solve my initial problem, I had
no error message. It took 55 minutes, and installed okay.

However, when I recently tried to download a 10 min flash player, I got the same error. So, I am at a loss.
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Re: Mac OS 8.6 - Can not download Netscape 6.2.3 to desktop

Postby MAR » Sat 10 Jul, 2004 8:56 pm

I rarely do any downloads. When I downloaded the latest Microsoft IE (5.1.7) 3 weeks ago in hopes that it would solve my initial problem, I had
no error message. It took 55 minutes, and installed okay.

However, when I recently tried to download a 10 min flash player, I got the same error. So, I am at a loss.
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Re: Mac OS 8.6 - Can not download Netscape 6.2.3 to desktop

Postby hansh » Sun 11 Jul, 2004 4:02 pm

MAR wrote:I rarely do any downloads. When I downloaded the latest Microsoft IE (5.1.7) 3 weeks ago in hopes that it would solve my initial problem, I had
no error message. It took 55 minutes, and installed okay.

However, when I recently tried to download a 10 min flash player, I got the same error. So, I am at a loss.

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Sorry, i did a thing wrong

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Re: Mac OS 8.6 - Can not download Netscape 6.2.3 to desktop

Postby hansh » Sun 11 Jul, 2004 4:05 pm

MAR wrote:I rarely do any downloads. When I downloaded the latest Microsoft IE (5.1.7) 3 weeks ago in hopes that it would solve my initial problem, I had
no error message. It took 55 minutes, and installed okay.

However, when I recently tried to download a 10 min flash player, I got the same error. So, I am at a loss.


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Hello,

Netscape 6 is a bad browser...

Try Mozilla 1.3.1 for MacOs 8.5 and higher, is the same as Netscape 7.02.

Http://wamcom.org/latest-131

Goodluck,

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Postby Don_HH2K » Sun 11 Jul, 2004 4:48 pm

Netscape 7.02 was based on Mozilla 1.02, not Mozilla 1.3.1.. In my experience using 7.02 for awhile, and 1.2.1 for a day, I could see a change in functionality, mainly speed (I was running at 133MHz at the time), but other options as well.
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Postby hansh » Sun 11 Jul, 2004 7:34 pm

dluchini30 wrote:Netscape 7.02 was based on Mozilla 1.02, not Mozilla 1.3.1.. In my experience using 7.02 for awhile, and 1.2.1 for a day, I could see a change in functionality, mainly speed (I was running at 133MHz at the time), but other options as well.


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I use it on me old Imac G3, 233mhz MacOs 9.1

no craches or so....

kind regards

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