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On Thu, 22 Apr 1999 16:24:52 -0600, Robert Maxey wrote:
>Absolutely correct. Web page authors want to load their sites up with all
>kinds of stuff that is not needed or desired. Especially in a page that
>offers Technical Support of one form or another. Eliminate all Java,
>Animated Gifs and other stuff that creates problems. Design smart and test
>it on several versions of IE and Netscape. Get a good HTML reference that
>shows you what tags applicable to each major browser and version of each
>browser.
Remember that older browsers have no support even for such seemingly
standard things as tables and image maps, too. You should still be able
to scrounge old versions of Netscape 1.x, Mosaic, etc. to test with (I
know a couple people who are still using Netscape 1.x - have been since
they first joined their ISP years ago, and never had a reason to
"upgrade").
>Don't forget WebTV and Opera...
And Lynx!
Your friend and mine,
Matt
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