[DM-MUG] OS9 web browsers

[Bill Davis]

How old of a Mac does the Macs4Good project take?  I've got a bunch  
of old-to-ancient Macs (dating back to the IIci) mostly 68k Mac, and  
a few PowerPC Macs, also some PowerBook Duos.  I need to get rid of  
some of them, they're taking up too much space.  These were (mostly)  
old Macs that Mercy Hospital was just going to pitch out. A few are  
my old macs that I never got around to selling (I like to keep my old  
machine as a "spare").  Even got a few Mac clones.

Got a few old Windows PC or parts of PCs too.

  - Bill Davis


On Jul 27, 2006, at 1:10 AM, pegleg wrote:

> Since the Macs4Good project spends a  great deal of time  
> refurbishing older Macs to make them useful. I thought I would  
> chime in on my knowledge of using OS9 browsers on today's internet.
> Regarding OS9 web browsers. Most of the old web browsers for OS9  
> have not been updated for quite some time so will not handle web  
> pages with new technology. I find two still worth using:
>
> 1) A German upgrade of the Mozilla browser called Mozilla131. It is  
> still not current with all web pages but is better then most older  
> versions.
>
> http://www.webslnger.com/macsite/files/mozilla131-macos9.sit
>
> 2) iCab still updates their browser for OS9 (cross your figures).  
> However Flash has not been updated for iCab. Also be aware that  
> iCab is not a free browser.
>
> http://www.icab.de/
>
> No browser for OS9 is current in every respect. However if you keep  
> both of these two browsers handy then you will have a better  
> experience using the web with OS9.
>> Subject: [DM-MUG] AOL and Mac OS 9 is mostly compatible
>> Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:30:12 -0500
>> From: Alan Hansen <alan at gohaddock.com>
>> Reply-To: Des Moines Mac Users Group <dmmug at dmmug.org>
>> To: Des Moines Mac Users Group <dmmug at dmmug.org>
>> I thought that I would report back that Mac OS 9 and AOL do still  
>> function
>> together.  The built in AOL web browser cannot view most web pages  
>> but once
>> you are dialed in, you then can launch IE 5.17 or Netscape 7 and  
>> view web
>> sites with them.
>>
>> I was dealing with an operating system that was corrupted and  
>> reinstalling
>> Mac OS 9 and AOL 5 got it working properly.  Thanks for the  
>> suggestions I
>> received.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Alan
>>
>> •••• Please send mail to alan at gohaddock.com
>>
>> Alan Hansen
>> Haddock Computer
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