America Online Inc. Wednesday previewed the release of its Netscape 6 browser.?The maker of the Web-browsing software at the center of the U.S.?government's antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. unveiled a leaner version of its programming code, reducing the overall size of the browser.?As a part of the browser launch, America Online and Gateway Inc. plan to introduce a family of specialized Internet appliances to promote AOL's instant access strategy.?Both Netscape 6 and the new Internet appliances are powered by Netscape's Gecko browser engine technology.?In contrast to Internet Explorer's focus on Windows, Netscape's ubiquitous Gecko browser will run not only on Microsoft's Windows platforms, but also the Apple Computers Inc. and Macintosh and Linux operating systems, the two chief rivals to Windows.?I didn't like Netscape 6.?It has got too much of AOL in it.?It's a memory hog, and it uses graphics for everything.?Buttons, scroll bars, etc.?It's supposed to be faster, but was slower for me.?I guess it might depend on the computer you use it on.?Read more...
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