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Posted by: cfinke 1 year, 1 month ago

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Netscape is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Netscape Navigator 9.0 Beta 2. The release is now available for download from browser.netscape.com for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

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Neophile1 year, 1 month ago

Awesome! If I install the new version, will I retain all my extensions, bookmarks, history, cookies, etc. from Beta 1?
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  richwklein1 year, 1 month ago
  
  Everything from beta 1 will be retained.
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    Neophile1 year, 1 month ago
    
    Just upgraded. Works like a charm. Thanks!
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        y_soitenly1 year, 1 month ago
        
        catstevens,
        Re: "Was this a planned exchange between you and richwklein? I feel like we are in a commercial." :)
        good one cat! lol
        yeah it does look like this was rehearsed.
        
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    msaleem1 year, 1 month ago
    
    That isn't the case for me. Just tried and it didn't retain anything from beta 1. No bookmarks, no toolbars or browser plugins. Gave an option to import from Safari though.
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  mossback1 year, 1 month ago
  
  Worked perfectly for me. Runs great and much faster on Netscape email that 8.0 was. Thanks!
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WhatstheRush1 year, 1 month ago

I tried Beta 1 and it made the hard drive chatter constantly. Really annoying. I'll stick with Mozilla.
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Formidable1 year, 1 month ago

Guys, How we coming regarding fixing the friends on line function here? Thanx.
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    Formidable1 year, 1 month ago
    
    It is a great feature. Wonder why it can't be repaired?
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worldmaker1 year, 1 month ago

Dum-de-dum, so where's the big upgrade to the 7.2 suite the rest of us are waiting for?
Nope, not upgrading this time.

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evelyna1 year, 1 month ago

I am tired of all of the technology. I am also sick of trying to teach people who have money and education how to manage their emails.
Some people would just be happier getting their mail in a box the old fashioned way.
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unitederaworldorder1 year, 1 month ago

This is like a Can of Coca Cola with Ice with it.
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brettodactyl1 year, 1 month ago

I'm rather confused because the bugs from the first beta are still present in the new beta. When I click a link, I have to click on the new tab before I can see the page. Also, according to this story integrated voting has been improved. I see no improvement because I haven't had voting buttons in my location bar since shortly after I started using beta 1. I just don't see any of the improvements I'm supposed to be seeing.
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BigKab1 year, 1 month ago

The tabs in 9b can't compete with 8.1.3. Such a pain in 9b because no matter which tab I open a new link off of the new one starts at the end. I like the new tabs opening next to the mother tab. Also liked every tab having the "x" so I wouldn't have to right click or switch over to close.
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  ChristianZ1 year, 1 month ago
  
  "I like the new tabs opening next to the mother tab."
  Maybe some people didn't like that feature. How does Netscape please everyone?
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    BigKab1 year, 1 month ago
    
    By keep the great features from older lines. That's how people improve a product not removing the useful parts. Lets say the model of phone you use has a flash button, on the new model they remove it.
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      ChristianZ1 year, 1 month ago
      
      What I'm saying is that maybe some people like the new tab opening up at the end of all the tabs.
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    m-simon1 year, 1 month ago
    
    "How does Netscape please everyone?"
    In v8 you could choose how it worked. I really liked that feature of 8.
    Tabs opening next to the one you are working on is very good.
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ChristianZ1 year, 1 month ago

And since it's beta it means like they are looking for opinions, so submit your opinion about how the tabs should work.
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MYSTIC11 year, 1 month ago

I still use the DEPENDABLE and EASY to use 7.2.
IF IT AINT BROKE, DON'T FIX IT.
Thanks
BTW the newer versions are too full of UN-NEEDED crap. Like tabs and the so called security is not as GOOD as 7.2.
Also,Why does the AD keep popping in and out on All Netscape Browsers.
You never should have SOLD OUT to aohell in the First place. Just my opinion.
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  mivan41 year, 1 month ago
  
  Aol, bought netscape over 10 years ago, and if they hadn't there would be no netscape. Netscape was in trouble since Netscape relied on selling their browser at that time. When Microsoft came out with IE and proceeded to give it away it put a big hit on netscape, AOL rescued netscape well sort of.
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    MYSTIC11 year, 1 month ago
    
    My mistake on the time, but the QUOTE still STANDS.
    As well as the browser7.2.
    
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diane9201 year, 1 month ago

Yhey..Glad to hear someoone else still relies on 7.2 I think it is the best and refuse to switch.
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  ChristianZ1 year, 1 month ago
  
  Nobody's making you upgrade. Anyways, version 9 is better than version 8.
  And 7.2 definitely had tabs, contrary to what Mystic1 has implied.
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    MYSTIC11 year, 1 month ago
    
    But you could hide them with 7.2 not with the new ones after that.Sorry to mislead.
    
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m-simon1 year, 1 month ago

I started with 9.0b and was very happy. I usually don't do betas. This was a charm. So was upgrading to the next version of 9.0.
A lot has improved since 8.x - 8 was so bad I prefered 7.2.
However the feature in 8 that let you open tabs next to the one you were working in was very good and should be brought back.
BTW 9.0b is way more stable than 7.2 or 8.x ever were.
BTW thanks for speeding up bookmarking from 8. That was butt slow. However, 7.2 was much faster than either.
Good work guys.
BTW I'm sending you this from 8 because I like the tab feature so much I use 8 when I'm composing a blog piece.
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y_soitenly1 year, 1 month ago

I was skeptical at first about this release but after checking it out (Beta 2), I think netscape has a winner!
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Theo_ll1 year, 1 month ago

I installed it ..works great
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BarryM1 year, 1 month ago

9. 0 whatever no good untill you make a new e-mail client to work with it with all the bells and wistles.
Still using 7.2 E-mail Client.

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dargoth111 year, 1 month ago

Where is the sidebar? My buddies don't show up! WTH?...At least 9.0 didn't erase my 8.1 -it still there and working fine. How come the omissions?
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