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- From: niv@thamiw.slac.stanford.edu.slac.stanford.edu (Marvin Weinstein)
- Subject: Re: Web browsers ?
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- Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 22:12:30 GMT
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- In article <4hbgh9$cs@ramus.apana.org.au> rudyk@rkamiga1.apana.org.au (Rudy Kohut) writes:
- > Maarten C. ter Mors (mcmors@cornnet.nl) wrote:
- > :> I have a question concerning availible Web browsers for the Amiga. I'm
- > :> currently using AMosaic (as are most other people, I imagine) 1.4beta, but
- > :> frankly I'm sick and tired of it, excusez les mots.
- > :>
- > :> It's limited, slow and it crashes too. Are there any other (graphical) WWW
- > :> browsers availible for the Amiga. There was a time when there was talk of new
- > :> browsers on the grapevine, but have any ever materialized ? What about the
- > :> mysterious-sounding P!Jami ?
- >
- > First, try using AMosaic 2.0 pre3 instead of 1.4b. Then upgrade to MUI3.2
- > and you will have a browser that is tolerably fast and doesn't crash
- > anymore. (MUI was the culprit in previous versions that made AMosaic crash
- > a lot).
- >
- > Another browser available is called Ibrowse - from the team that created
- > AMosaic. It is still in beta stage.
- >
- > As for others, I understand that Escom-Amiga have released a browser called
- > Mindwalker with their internet surfer package. I gather the shareware
- > version will be called "Voyager"(?). Unconfirmed reports are that it too is
- > in beta stage.
- >
- > As for others, not seen or heard from lately - please update this anyone!
- >
- > cheers
- >
- > Rudy
- > --------------------------------
- > > Melbourne Victoria Australia <
- > --------------------------------
- > Alt. eMail [rudy.kohut@dpd.vic.gov.au]
-
- Actually, Amosaic still crashes after repeated uses of forms
- but it is **much** more stable than before. I am not sure of the
- cause of the crash. Clearly the worst offender in the past
- was the MUI bugs.
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