re: Best Browser--Complete answer:
Thursday, December 5, 2002 at 9:25 am
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Oh_dear
(1415 messages posted)
Just as well you were not in your "verbose" mood. LOL Good comments and some food
for thought for me.
On Wednesday, December 4, 2002 at 9:35 pm, zygoteXY wrote:
>I would be happy to answer your question, for best "browser-only" Windows98. Short
>answer: K-Meleon, a recent superfast Gecko-based streamlined General Purpose browser-only.
>http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/download.php
>
Long answer:
(All are free and available unless stated otherwise:)
>Here they are. Each has trade-offs:
>
NARROWBAND BROWSERS: For Dial-Up (Narrowband):
>
>
1. Max Speed: Lynx is text-only and is blazingly fast, no bloat. No features.
>Advanced, DOS-like, uses Keyboard. For info-gathering and reading. Most stable also.
>Others cant compete even with Images, etc. Disabled.
>
2. Stablity, Compatiblity: IE 5.5 SP2 can be better than IE 6 sometimes in stablity
>until M$ gets its act together. Basically they are the same. Works with the most
>sites.
>
3.Complete With Add-Ons: Netscape 7.1 will be out soon. Many features and fun
>to use. Mail, IM, Composer, plug ins, free email account for web or downalod, low
>spam, 7.0 is great. You can add some Mozilla add-ons too (Calendar.)
>
4. Complete: A complete Mozilla build from Mozilla.org: all are slightly Bloated,
>but an excellent choice, and it is the Future (see the reviews) Endless add-ons
in
>development.
>
5. "Old Trusty:" Netscape 4.8 -- Yes Netscape is still releasing bug fixes for
>the old Communicator and it is a great browser for narrowband and becomes even more
>stable if you delete IE and MSHTML manually from Windows. Been around the longest.
>That's if you use dial up.......
> FOR BROADBAND CONNECTIONS: ...AND NOW FOR THE 'REAL' BROWSERS:
>
1. Best Overall Browser-Only: K-Meleon 0.7 is the fastest gecko-based (Netscape
>Gecko Mozilla rendering engine 1.2b-based) browser and it beats Opera and IE for
>speed. NO other bundled apps or bloat! Just add plug-ins (THIS is what you want.)
>Best general Purpose browser Ever. More Secure than IE. Compatible with more and
>more sites. It loads really fast too! Uses W3C compliant gecko rendering engine
from
>Mozilla. Uses fewer system resources that all versions of IE. A Very Recent build.
>Beats "Mozilla" for browser-only. I am using it now. Must Try!!! Netscape-Gecko
is
>the Future.
>
2. Skins For IE: Includes RealOne's Media Browser and any other that uses Windows
>MSHTML, even AOL. No Opinion. Windows Media Player 6 and up can in itself make a
>great browser, too.
>
3. Beonex Communicator: (Navigator) The best Gecko Build for Mom And Dad (but
>your sister still likes AOL...) It is truly great, cuz its not IE. Tweaked for
security
>and stablity. Has Optional Mail Client :-)
>
4. Netscape 7.1 (Communicator) "Compact" or Netscape 7.1 (Communicator) "Streamline":
>Custom Netscape builds. Argueably the best Gecko software suite in the world overall.
>Restores the Mozilla functionality. Most fun to use, has IM and Mail and you can
>even more if you want to via prefs.js file, tweak it like Mozilla.
>
5. Mozilla: If you want the latest build. Its Not quite Netscape. Otherwise,
>use a tweaked Netscape_7.
>
6. Beonex, or Opera: Great for businesses who hate IE.
>
7. IE 5.5 SP2 is your choice if security matters NOT, and if you dont hate Bill
>Gate$ for killing Netscape, Sun Micro, and 100's of others, or you use banking sites
>like CapitalOne or MSN sites that reqiure it or if you like MS Java VM and ActiveX.
>
8. Opera: "Fastest on Earth?" An illusion. I tried version 6.05 Verdict: Fast,
>but with Errors. (7 is in Beta--I aint tried 7's beta yet, but Opera 7 will be
>good.) K-Meleon has 6.05 beat! Stick with Gecko builds and save the plug-ins folder
>always ;-)
>
9.AOL or MSN: Microsoft v.s. AOL Time-Warner. For soccor Moms, teenage girls,
>and Rich Folk. So many features, you'll forget why you sat down at your computer.
>Taste The Rainbow. Only ones that aren't free. They are both Number One... because
>they Say So. They paid me to say that, too. (jk) --zygoteXY 'o:
>
(www.download.com has feedback too.)
>
http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/download.php
>
>
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