Netscape 6.1

max2010 writes: "Netscape Browser Version 6.1 is released. Give it a try, grab the 25MByte junk of code for MAC, Unix and Windows at ftp.netscape.com." MSNBC has a brief story about the release.

Comments

Re:C|Net has a review of 6.1 up

[rudy_wayne]

Netscape (all 6.x versions) is crap. If you want to use something that "isn't from Microsoft"
(and who doesn't) use Opera.

there's actually a few useful features

[Trepidity]

There's a few features not available in Mozilla:

• Ability to read AOL email. This is probably not of interest to most people here, but it might be to a great many other people. AOL uses a proprietary system for its email, and as far as I know, Netscape 6.x is the first piece of software other than the AOL software itself to be able to interface with the mail system. And since the Netscape email client isn't bad, this could be useful to AOL users, of whom there are many.
  
• Built-in AIM client. This is convenient for some people, though I personally prefer the Win32 stand-alone client. But for the Linux users, it's a working official AIM client that will never be blocked, so if nothing else is useful as a last resort for when GAIM/Jabber/etc. are blocked.
  
• A dictionary. Sure, there's dictionary.com, dict.org, etc., but a built-in dictionary sure is handy, especially for modem users.
  

Geez who cares?

[Mittermeyer]

This browser is so hideously laced with AOL advertising and linkages that it reminds me of, well, of, ummmmm, what's that company?

Frankly I keep a current copy of Netscape and IE around so I'm not locked out of any given site's functions, but I prefer something light like K-meleon or Opera, thankyewverymuch.

Mandrakeforum...

[joestar]

...was faster.

http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=1191& lang=en : "Download speed has been decent at 30 K/s, but better get it before Slashdot announces it *grin*."