Re: OT: browser hostile sites

Rich Grise wrote:

On Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:02:16 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote:

On 6 Mar 2007 02:40:18 GMT, Jim Yanik <jyanik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Robert Baer <robertbaer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in


It is rare that i run into one of these crapsites: check out Datak
and EmcoHighVoltage.
The last one is so bad that only powerstrip shutdown is possible.
What the hell (about the site) is happening to do this crap?


What browser and version are you using? That may be the problem. Either
an older version or browser that doesn't support the newer web language.
I use Netscape 7,and some pages don't format right,left-side is ofscreen
and no scroll-left possible.I'm switching to Firefox,but some sites don't
support that either,I've read.Seems everyone is "standardizing" on
IE,whatever version is latest.

Firefox has its current form of foibles. Merriam-Webster Dictionary will
always crash Firefox... full crash, power-off is the only exit strategy
:-(



That's when it's running on a MICRO$~1 platform, right?

Thanks,
Rich

It wold be *very* nice to be able to use any OS other than those from M$, but..i have a number of apps that only run in an M$ OS and there is no decent equivalent (or none at all).
And some of the existing equivalents do not seem to be able to render documents in a way that the looks are decently similar.
Some things that would be replaced, if possible:
Word, Excel (only i want the capabilities that the DOS version of Quatro had - namely two variables on one graph as well as annotation capabilities), Corel Draw (version 5 or 9), a browser with NG and e-mail account capability, a PCB prog like WinBoard from Ivex (have made a number of custom layouts).
Those are off the top of my head.
And the programs *must* be available via snail mail CD, as i am on dial-up; anything over 5Megs becomes a nightmare.
Upgrade support must also be available the same way unless the upgrade files / system consists of files 1meg or less.
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