| I love my web browser. It's a divine arrangement of 1's and 0's. I keep a shrine to it in my basement and I've come here to share its glory with you. Have you heard about Netscape? This is the message of the new mellenium messia hartlandcat. He's come onto the forum to sing the praises of a peice of software in its seventh incarnation that still cannot properly parse HTML. Who am I to argue with wise messenger? I'm the reverand Al Sharpton, that's who! There is a lot to be said about someone who turns their love of a certain piece of software into a religeous crusade. And most of what there is to say requires naughty language. | hartlandcat Writes: | The "my browser is good because..." thread. (This thread was inspired from a thread at the WebmasterWorld forums). Okay, I know this is perhaps mainly my fault, but there have been far to many threads that have turned into "browser shouting matches" where the object has been to decide which browser sucks the most. In this thread, we will say why our browser is good. Not "good compared to another browser", but why it's good in it's own right. We will not mention any negative points about any browser. If we're going to say that "my browser is good because it supports...", make sure it's something that many other common browsers don't support. So, saying "my browser is good because it supports tables" would be silly. Sorry to be so picky with the rules, but I want this to be a nice pleasant and positive thread where people can share their favourite parts to what is probably their third most important piece of software (their first being their operating system, and their second being their dialer). Please do not give reasons unless you are sure of their truth. I'd hate to have to contradict people. ^_^ Please be version specific. IE hasn't changed very much over the past four years, but Netscape and Opera have, so say what version you are talking about to eliminate any confusion. Okay, here goes:
My browser is Netscape 7.1. It is good because... - It has tabbed browsing, which means that I can have multiple pages open at once within the same window without clogging up the taskbar.
- It blocks unrequested popups, so they will still open if you click a link which causes a window to popup.
- It has lots of availible themes.
- It's throbber (the thing that animates whilst pages load) is of a meteorite [sp] shower.
- It has many built security features that makes online shopping very safe.
- It (and it's sisters, such as Mozilla) has the most complete support for CSS.
- It supports transparent/translucent PNG images, and MNG (animated PNG) images.
- It has the ability of multiple user profiles. This means that even if more than one person uses the computer, each can have their own Netscape profile, so they can have their own bookmarks etc.
- It supports MathML, which is a type of HTML used for writing out mathematical stuff, such as square roots etc.
- It's free, and doesn't contain built in ads.
- It will run on Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Unix.
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- It has the ability to suck, like nothing else before it has ever sucked.
You might want to revive Netscape, but I have an agenda of my own! Bob is the color of my revolution!
| hartlandcat Writes: | Microsoft "bob"? Are you talking about the thing that was released in 1995 to make it "easier" for people to use Windows? That's not a browser, but an alternative Windows interface. |
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| Al Sharpton Writes: | Fuck you buddy, Microsoft Bob is the ultimate in internet technology! You and your stupid Windows Netscape Linux Browser or whatever crap your babbling about can go straight to hell! |
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| hartlandcat Writes: | I really don't think that that language was necessary. I've never heard of a browser called "Microsoft Bob", only the alternative Windows interface that was released in 1995. Perhaps you'd be so kind to post a download link. |
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Hey hartlandcat, I looked at your website in IE, I hope it looks less gay in Netscape.
| Al Sharpton Writes: | The fact that you've never heard of Microsoft Bob's famed Internet browsing capabilities only demonstrates that you wouldn't know a good Internet browser if one crawled up your leg and built a summer home between your testicles. If you had done your homework you would know what Microsoft Bob is the pinnacle of humankind's computer understanding. Not only does it truly support current Internet standards it also supports technologies that are light years ahead such as XCML and Viper 8. Your belittlement of Microsoft Bob's superior capabilities will not be tolerated. You sir are a charlatan and I will expose you as such. |
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| hartlandcat Writes: | I've spent most of this year posting on browser-related forums, and I've never heard of that. Actually, I'd be very surpirsed if anyone else on here had heard of it, probably because it doesn't exist. Anyhow, nothing inovative has ever come from Microsoft before, so I'd be quite surprised if anything had recently. |
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Most of this year? You've spent most of the year debating about browsers? I shudder to think of what the fuck kind of social life this guy has.
| Al Sharpton Writes: | What am I, your mother? You are perfectly capable of searching the Internet to find the throngs of information on Microsoft Bob. Of course if you were smart enough to be using Microsoft Bob in the first place it would have read your mind and automatically taken you to the information that you wanted two days ago before you even knew you needed it. Microsoft Bob is second coming of Christ. |
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I was trying to figure out what type of animal wouldn't have figured out by now that he's being trolled.
| hartlandcat Writes: | I have no intentions of using Microsoft programs. I hate Microsoft, which is why I've just bought a Mac. |
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Ah, Mac user, that explains a lot.
| Al Sharpton Writes: | Microsoft Bob is not concerned with your Macintoshes filthy satanic sub par hardware or it's poorly written operating system. Microsoft Bob was written in a highly adaptive language called Magna 10 that is capable of transcending operating systems and can even install on your Neanderthal computer. Your refusal to embrace the loving bosom of Microsoft Bob will leave you forever in the dark ages. Repent your villainous Netscape ways or be crushed under Microsoft Bob's divine foot, plebian. |
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| hartlandcat Writes: | I will completely ignore any posts you make on this thread, since you don't seem to be saying anything useful. |
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Looks like he's starting to wise up. Well, no, maybe not.
| Al Sharpton Writes: | Well Gee Whiz Captain Netscape, nobody here seems to think you have anything useful to say either so I'll just pull a page from your book and continue to praise the browser almighty Microsoft Bob. Netscape is an infection, Microsoft Bob is the cure. Microsoft Bob was created by super intelligent aliens 10,000 years in the future and sent back in time to rid the world of the Netscape plague. Microsoft Bob makes me coffee in the morning and makes me happy when I am lonely. There is a Broadway musical about Microsoft Bob. |
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Nope, got dumber instead.
| hartlandcat Writes: | There's no such browser called Microsoft Bob, because Microsoft would have most definately issued a press release, which I would have read. Here's some information about the only thing I've ever heard of called Microsoft Bob: http://toastytech.com/guis/bob2.html It doesn't seem to be a browser, and I somehow doubt that Microsoft would've given a completely different new program the same name as something that was released in 1995 that completely failed as a product, despite Microsoft's expectations. |
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Duh, I'll do some research on Microsoft Bob and prove that there isn't a musical about it.
| Al Sharpton Writes: | Microsoft Bob does not need a press release. Microsoft Bob believes actions speak louder than words. Microsoft Bob is the end all be all of Internet technology. Microsoft Bob is a perfect island in a sea of browser inferiority. Microsoft Bob invented the cotton gin. Microsoft Bob is running for president in 2004, vote for Microsoft Bob. |
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Really?
| Al Sharpton Writes: | Microsoft Bob is the feel good hit of the summer. Microsoft Bob is worshiped as a god in 10 African nations. Microsoft Bob is a certified blimp pilot. Microsoft Bob is bi-curious. Microsoft Bob once took a bayonet through the chest to save a fellow soldier in Vietnam. |
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