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Too Good To Ignore — 6 Alternative Browsers

Posted by timothy on from the hit-the-internet-button dept.

bsk_cw writes "With the exception of Google's Chrome (which got attention because it was, after all, Google), most of the alternative browsers out there tend to get lost in the shuffle. Computerworld asked three of their writers to take some lesser-known browsers out for a spin and see how they do. They looked at six candidates: Camino (for the Mac), Maxthon (for the PC), OmniWeb (for the Mac), Opera (both the Mac and the PC versions) and Shiira (for the Mac)." It would have been more interesting if they included some popular open source, Linux-friendly browsers like Konqueror or Epiphany, as well.

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  1. Finally! by netsavior · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally I can browse the internets on the Mac, it was the one thing missing from that experience...

    1. Re:Finally! by saddino · · Score: 2, Funny

      Goodbye eWorld -- Hello web!

    2. Re:Finally! by Hercynium · · Score: 2, Funny

      You can pry cyberdog from my cold, dead hands

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    3. Re:Finally! by Noodlenose · · Score: 3, Funny
      I feel personally insulted that nobody has mentioned Epiphany, Lynx and Icab.

      Meh.

    4. Re:Finally! by Mister+Whirly · · Score: 5, Funny

      And what about Gopher? Won't someone please think of the Gophers!

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    5. Re:Finally! by guyminuslife · · Score: 5, Funny

      The only thing I ever use Lynx for is Googling how to configure X.org.

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    6. Re:Finally! by Neil+Hodges · · Score: 2, Funny

      <p>I thought this was the ed of web browsers:</p><code>#!/bin/sh<br/>
      if [ $# -ge 1 ]; then<br/>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;F=`mktemp`<br/>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;wget "$1" -O "$F"<br/>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ed "$F"<br/>
      fi</code>

    7. Re:Finally! by Neil+Hodges · · Score: 2, Funny

      Accidentally hit submit. You get the idea, though. Should probably have not have "Submit" and "Preview" appearing in the same area.

  2. Hooray! by Hassman · · Score: 4, Funny

    6 more browsers that all do the same things the mainstream ones do.

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  3. Re:No love for k-meleon?! by larry+bagina · · Score: 3, Funny

    Needs a catchier, web 3.0 name. Line seamon-k.

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  4. Internet Explorer by halcyon1234 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The other day I saw this browser on a friend's machine. I think it was called Internet Explorer, but I'm not sure. I've never used it before. Is it any good?

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  5. Re:aren't there only 4 engines? by Inovaovao · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wouldn't call Lynx comprehensive...

  6. Re:aren't there only 4 engines? by Otter+Popinski · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wouldn't call Lynx comprehensive...

    Hey, now. There's nothing wrong wi

    -more-

  7. Re:Mac over represented? by 427_ci_505 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Many mac users think I'm being a bit of a troll when I say they have a nice p(ersonal) c(omputer) in meatspace.

  8. Re:No love for k-meleon?! by rodrigoandrade · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hey, I was using a Slot A Athlon until last week, you insensitive clod!!

    Now it's Core 2 Quad bliss!!!

  9. Re:Windows != PC by realmolo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Please don't use the term "CSMatt" when you mean to say "pedant".

  10. Re:Mac over represented? by cyber-vandal · · Score: 5, Funny

    About $500

  11. No Lynx? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I noticed Lynx was not on the list but then I remembered they were listing alternative browsers, not mainstream ones.

  12. Re:Mac over represented? by Windows_NT · · Score: 2, Funny

    ha, your inlaws at least have some knowledge. With mine its,
    "Can you show me ho to burn CDs on my harddrive at home?"
    "Your computer"
    "yea, thats what a harddrive is right?"

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