Apart from the discussion about whether do it or not:
On Thu, Nov 20, 2003 at 06:46:50PM -0800, Anthere wrote:
I will first reassure you, I finally found a solution with Netscape 7.02. Not perfect (slow in particular, and sometimes unexpectedly crash, but that was my best option). My mac is a 128 mo, and I use a bit of virtual memory. System 9.04. I can't check memory
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As I said, I solved the problem. What I fear is that most people I know who bought macintosh around 3 to 4 years, are usually quite "unable" with computers, and have no idea how to upgrade a browser or a system. They really do not. It is no joke. These people use the computer they brought from the shop, and they do not change anything on it, unless they have a nephew able to fix the stuff for them. They will keep the
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Since I partially work for the technical support of an internet service provider I assure you that I know what you mean.
One thing we (or actually YOU Mac people) could do is to write an article (preferably in the Wikipedia: namespace) about how to upgrade a browser, with _extremely_ easy steps ("step by step guide") for the computer illiterates. I'm not sure whether it could be done with Mac, I sometimes did that for Windoze people who are probably the most clueless persons in the known universe. :-) If a vet aged 50+ can upgrade its Internet Exploder by following the guide, anyone can. :-)
These people are also our public. Better even, as far as I am concerned, they are the people I try to reach to be editors.
It is not impossible to help them to upgrade their system - parallel to developing the solution to make it possible to use the old browsers, too.
Most of these computers are *not* changed very often (understatement). Even in universities. Students do not pay very expensive fees for their studies, the drawback is that material is not great, not replaced often.
When I was in school we offered upgrading the machines.
Though I am quite a joke in computer stuff, I was the one who explain my daughter teacher how to use her computer last year; she have some pedagogic games for
If someone regularly uses the computer and the internet, s/he gets more familiar with it, that's my experience.
Most end-users are using windoze, and it is well equipped with utf-8 conform browsers.
I would regret it if we gave another motive for windows to win over other systems :-)
By no means did I want to say to _switch_over_ to that shitty system. I just told that those who are using that piece of crap should and could use recent browsers. Unix systems are okay as well. I believe some other systems may have problems, like Mac or OS/2, and I can't say anything about nice wares like Amiga. I just hope they can find their upgrades well. :-o
Maybe we could have a list for every wikipedian's architecture with short descriptions of the useable browsers and their URL (place on the 'net).
Peter