Re: Browsers on NetBSD 1.5.2

From: Brian A. Sekcli (lavalamp_at_spiritual-machines.org)
Date: 10/25/03


Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 23:21:16 -0400

On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 19:49:45 +0200, Sebastian wrote:

> I've got lynx to work, but with mosaic I had problems because the paket
> png didn't exist on the FTP-server. So I tried a package from FreeBSD,
> but it

Browsers have been a point of contention for some time in NetBSD. On an
old 1.5.x, I imagine your best bet is a linux-emul Mozilla binary or so,
possibly an old Netscape.

Someone who used a 1.5.x workstaiton would be best off to offer an
opinion. What kind of hardware? Mozilla is a beast.

-lava

> didn't work. Now I'm trying to install a browser like mozilla or
> netscape4 (which I like more).
> Can you give me the names of the .tgz-files I need for installing
> Netscape4/Mozilla?
>
> Thanks



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