Netscape 2.0

[SUZANNE PYLE <comline -at- STAR -dot- NET>]

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>Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 15:43:06 -0800 (PST)
>From: David Blyth <dblyth -at- qualcomm -dot- com>
>To: comline -at- STAR -dot- NET
>Subject: Netscape 2.0

>Hi Suzanne;

>I'm having mailer problems, so let me know if you get this.
>In fact, did I already send it? My hard disk crashed, followed
>by my power supply, so I'm still trying to repair the damage,
>to say the least.

>At any rate, feel free to post this to tech-whirler, if you like.

>>Techwhirlers are you using Netscape Navigator 2.0 or Navigator Gold?
>>Would you mind, if you are, sharing with us about the benefits of the
>>latest upgrade? Also what's the Gold version all about?

>Yup.  I've used Navigator 2.0 ALOT and played a bit with Navigator
>Gold.  2.0 is primarily for Web readers (typical browsing) while
>Gold is primarily for Web developers.

>Navigator 2.0 (normal, not Gold) has quite a bit going for it.
>Here are a few of the upgraded features:

>  o Frames  - Divides up a window into multiple regions.  Each
>              Frame can be addressed separately. Thus, a good 2.0
>              Website will download the big graphics to one
>              frame (for example) *once* then make references
>              to that graphic from other changeable frames.

>  o Plug-ins  Does whatever Navigator 2.0 can't - *without*
>              increasing your computer's overhead.  For example,
>              you can read PDF documents from inside the Web
>              with the Adobe Amber Plug-in.  Plug-ins also
>              exist for Excel Spreadsheets, Word 6 & 7, Virtual
>              Reality (VRML), OLE, Corel Vector Graphics, to
>              say nothing of the next dozen.

>              IMHO, Plug-ins are a huge win.

>  o HTML      2.0 supports as much of HTML 3.0 as currently
>              exists, plus adds some more extensions.  The
>              most interesting ones are sub and superscripts,
>              client-side image maps, and line wrapping.

>  o Internet  2.0 upgraded their email support (you can now
>              send *and* receive), ftp (you can now download
>              *and* upload), and their news support.

>  o Java      2.0 adds one scripting language (plus tutorials)
>              and a full-scale programming language.  In essence,
>              Navigator 2.0 is built on top of a compiler.  If
>              you hit Java source code on the Net, 2.0 passes
>              it to the compiler and that program executes.

>              And you download ascii source (small Kbytes), not
>              binary (large MBytes).

>The bottom line is that Navigator 2.0 is impressive.  If's
>it's somewhere on the Internet, 2.0 lets you read and do it.

>Please DO NOT take my word for this.  Try reading PC magazine, where
>2.0 was listed as "Editor's Choice" browser in their latest issue - and
>they only tested a Beta.  Better yet, try the product.


>David (The Man) Blyth
>Technical Writer
>QUALCOMM

>Blodo Poa Maximus
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