SillyDog701

[Herbert]

Hello,

I am new here.

See that er a new Netscape browser 4.80 is.
I use NS 4.79 and iCab 2.91 browser.
Quistion1:
Is NS 4.80 better than 4.79or only a update?
Quistion 2:
Can I use Netscape 7.02 on my iMac computer?

iMac G3, 233mhz, 128mb, 4 GB HD, it is a old one, I know but it let me see everthing on internet.

Thanks Herbert

UserAgent: iCab/2.9.1 (Macintosh; U; PPC)

[Mandrake]

Hello, Herbert, and welcome to the Sillydog 701 forums!

I'm no Mac expert, but these are fairly simple questions. NS 4.8 just fixes a few small bugs and security issues in 4.79, there are no visible differences.

Here are the System Requirements for NS 7.0.2:

Macintosh

* Mac OS 8.6 and later; Mac OS 9.1 or later highly recommended; Mac OS X 10.x
* PowerPC 604e 266 MHz or faster processor, G3, or G4
* 64 MB RAM
* 36 MB of free hard disk space
* QuickTime

Your processor is a little slower than the recommended processor, but you have double the memory - which should compensate for the slighty slower processor. You've got nothing to lose trying, and if it ends up being too slow for your liking, NS 7.0.2 is easily removed. (The release notes are found here )

Here are the download links for Netscape 7 for Macintosh PPC platform:

Mac OS 10.x
Mac OS 8.6 and up (including 9.x)

If you have further questions, or problems.. Don't hesitate to reply

-Jarrad

UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.4b) Gecko/20030428

[Herbert]

Hello jarrad,

Thanks for your answere.

I have a other problem: After download NS 4.8 from this site, delete NS 4.79 and install NS 4.8 on the computer.
Than this happened: Startup computer/startup NS 4.8, but everytime when l will starup NS 4.8 computer crash....l try it 5 times....
For working l give browser 40 ram, l think enough.

Herbert

UserAgent: iCab/2.9.1 (Macintosh; U; PPC)

[Mandrake]

Sorry, I really cannot help you with that - Macs certainly arent my speciality! Maybe DJGM or someone with more knowledge of Macs will reply and help you out.

UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.4b) Gecko/20030428

[izanbardprince]

Hello,

I am new here.

See that er a new Netscape browser 4.80 is.
I use NS 4.79 and iCab 2.91 browser.
Quistion1:
Is NS 4.80 better than 4.79or only a update?
Quistion 2:
Can I use Netscape 7.02 on my iMac computer?

iMac G3, 233mhz, 128mb, 4 GB HD, it is a old one, I know but it let me see everthing on internet.

Thanks Herbert

1. Putting Netscape 4.8 on instead of 4.79 is like putting a nice shiny new hood ornament on your Ford Pinto, it's still a vastly obsolete piece of junk, and like I said earlier, even though I'm certainly not a proponent of Internet Explorer, 5 and higher are much better than Netscape 4.anything.

If I was you, I'd just use MSIE for the Mac, or if you have OSX, I doubt it, try the Camino browser from Mozilla.org

btw, I know I'll get flamed for recommending IE, but the Mac version is totally unrelated to it's Windows counterpart, it's actually fairly standards compliant and hasn't been riddled with security problems.

UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4b) Gecko/20030424

[DJGM]

Herbert,

The G3 iMac you have is exactly the same as the one I have. Or at least it was like that, until I upgraded
the RAM and HDD to install Mac OS X. The newest and most up to date version of Internet Explorer made
for Mac OS 8.6-9.x is v5.1.6, and is the last one to be made for the classic Mac OS. The latest version
of Internet Explorer for Macintosh, v5.2.2, is only available for Mac OS X version 10.1 or higher. So too,
is Camino, a browser that uses Mozilla's Gecko browser engine, and the Aqua UI of Mac OS X. It will
not install or run on the classic Mac OS 8.x-9.x. Netscape 4.8, was as Mandrake said, just a bugfix
release. It offers nothing extra over Netscape 4.79, and has all the same page rendering problems.
Unfortunately, the Mozilla browser suite is no longer under development for Mac OS 8.6-9.2.
The last releases of Mozilla for classic Mac OS were v1.2.1 and 1.0.2. Your best bet for a
new browser is Netscape 7.02, or upgrade your OS to Mac OS X, to make the most of
all future browsers developed for Mac, including Apple's own Safari browser.

UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.0.2) Gecko/20030208 Netscape/7.02 (DJGM-i.net)

[Herbert]

Hello,

Thanks for you replay....
I will try it with Netscape 7.02.
I use MacOs 9.1 on my computer.

Herbert

UserAgent: iCab/2.9.1 (Macintosh; U; PPC)