__/ [ B Gruff ] on Tuesday 11 July 2006 12:36 \__
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5165528.stm
>
> Fascinating!
> The week that "they" terminate W98, the BBC re-load W98, and guess what?
>
> "Despite Microsoft's claims that Windows 98 makes using the net easier,
> finding a browser that worked with the raw operating system was a
> challenge"
> "Internet Explorer 4.0 is now obsolete and it proved impossible to download
> a newer version of the browser from the Microsoft site using the old
> software"
> "The only browser I could get working straight off was Opera - once I had
> that working updating other components got easier"
>
> There must be a lesson there somewhere:-)
I am not sure about this (speaking from memory without verification), but I
believe that Mozilla Firefox is dropping Windows 98 support as well. This
includes security patches. Yet another reason to depart from Windows 98 and
upgrade the O/S without buying new hardware. And voila! No need to download
and install Firefox, under many/most circumstances. No rusty OE,either, to
make matter better.
Best wishes,
Roy
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