Inside the Internet: An Interactive Exploration of the World Wide Web

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4. Surfin' the Net
Page 2 - Browsers


Browsers


Browsers are those really useful programs that give the Internet its friendly face. These are programs such as Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Quarterdeck Mosaic, and even America Online. But, which one should you use. The following table shows the good and bad points of each.
Browser Fast HTML 3.0 Support Free
Netscape Navigator 3.0 or Communicator 4.0 Pretty fast Full HTML 3.0 support To students, educators, schools, and non-profit organizations
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 The Fastest Full HTML 3.0 support Free to everyone
Quaterdeck Mosaic Not very fast HTML 2.0 only Is not free
America Online Usually not (Depends on traffic) HTML 3.0 support in newer versions Software is free but account is not

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