P.J.,

Since I seem to be on a roll, I'll start this one (Dan B. is a proponent of Netscape, so with luck he will be able to add to my comments).

I have both on my system. When I first started using a browser I opted for Netscape because at that time it performed the functions I needed better than Internet Explorer. In time, however, it showed some performance glitches and during the intervening time from when I first used it until I began having problems Netscape Communications discontinued any type of free technical support. I found at that time that Internet Explorer was able to perform the functions that my particular installation of Netscape could not, and I adopted IE as my browser of choice at that time.

I continue to have both browsers on my system (one of the advantages of today's large hard disks) and have found a couple of sites (one game site, notably) where accessing the site in Netscape provided greatly superior performance over IE. That, however, is the exception so fully 98% of my browsing is done with Internet Explorer.

Most people and/or organizations that publish to the Web are more sensitive to the IE community's needs simply because of the larger number of IE users. When I develop for the Web I test things in both browsers simply because I want to make sure that everyone that tries to access my site will be able to see what I intend. This is not true of all people who publish on the Web however, and as a result your chances of seeing what the author intended are greater with Internet Explorer.

The programs don't take up resources only hard disk space. Unless you are very restricted in the space on your hard disk, I think it's worth the extra space to have both available. If you go to a site that doesn't work in one, you can try it in the other. Just my opinion, but nobody values it more highly than I do.

































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I have both and I prefer Netscape, probably because it is what I started with. I do ocasionally run into a site that will not work properly with one or the other.

Erik
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Ok, I'll chime in on behalf of Netscape. I concur with Denny's assessment. I started with Ntescape, but have used different versions of IE. I like them both. Each has features the other doesn't and the interfaces are somewhat different. Basically speaking, they both DO do the same thing. Its a browser, after all. Since I use Netscape as my default and 98% of MY browsing is done with Netscape, my opinion would be sort of opposite to Denny's in that regard. I do find sites, ironically Dell Support site is one of them, that just don't work with Netscape. Microsoft's update site is another. I need to have IE (well, you can't NOT have it if you run Windows98 or SE since it is now "integrated" into the operating system) for these sites. And there are others, as Denny has pointed out, which simply are coded for IE and all the whistles and bells may not show up in Netscape. However, conversely, some sites are designed specifically for Netscape users and some of the effects (especially java effects) may not work properly or the same in IE.

It is truly a matter of preference. There is no harm in having both on a system and Denny is correct in that it doesn't take up resources, merely hard drive space. There is a stand alone version of Netscape, which is smaller in size than the whole Communicator suite (which includes email, an HTML editor, newsreader, calendar, etc.) if space is an issue. There is no reason why you can't download Netscape and give it a try and see if you like it. You may not. There are definitely those who prefer IE much more than Netscape. And there are of course, those like me who are hanging on to our dear old Netscape until Microsoft finally drives it to oblivion.

That's about all I can say. Give it a try. If you hate it, then you always have IE. If you like it, then you'll be glad you gave it a trial run.

Dan




   

Denny

Once again I thank you for your comments and suggestions. I guess one of my concerns has to do with not REALLY knowing where the Browsers are stored, i.e., Hard Drive or Memory - which you answered - that is on the Hard Drive - is that correct.

Since my system came with 27 GB Hard Drive I assume that is sufficient to contain both Browsers.

Thanks again.

Dan B.

Thank you very much for your input. It helps to have different opinions about each Browser so - this way I begin to feel a little more comfortable with the ambiguity of the matter. Thanks again.

P. S. How can I create that magnificent sign off you have - that is awesome - it would be nice to send that off to my clients when I respond to their questions.

P.J.,

Signatures are great fun. You can get an idea about how to use them from the first link under my signature. You may find the instructions somewhat intimidating, but it will give you a sense of how they're done. If you decide you want to give them a try, don't hesitate to ask for assistance (my email is available by clicking on my name in the From: area.





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Denny

I sent you an e-mail this morning that is meant to be somewhat amusing and serious at the same time.
After sending it I thought what if it's misunderstood.
So I wanted to take a moment to state it was not intended to cinvey anymore than my lack of knowledge in this area. Thanks.

Denny

This is my third note to you today. Intimidating - I'll say. However I need that type of experience, that is being thrown into the wilderness in The Land of Geekdom to see if I can avoid the snares and traps set out for the uninitiated.

As a start however I think I'll just wander in the land of www.zy.com and see if I am equipped to handle
the inhabitants there before putting on my armour to journey into the wilderness a second time.

As Denny I do have both installed on my system... But I do 98% of my surfing with IE mainly because of it Shell Integration. From any windows I can type either a URL or a directory and Windows will open the right window for me either Internet Explorer or Windows Explorer. Great! Plus the immersion to Outlook and other MS products.

It's true though that some Java applet works better with Netscape but this is due mainly because devloppers dont do intensive test with IE.