Re: Netscape, XyWrite, and the Media

["Russ W. Urquhart" urqurw@xxxxxxxx]

On Fri, Feb 11, 2000 at 03:53:59PM -0500, Leslie Bialler wrote:
> Friends,
>
> Regarding this discussion of Netscape v. Microsoft Internet Explorer:
>
> First, let me state that Netscape is Columbia's browser of choice. The machines
> in the office come equipped only with Netscape. (Recently I purchased a new
> Gateway machine for my home and Internet Explorer was, of course, pre-installed.
> I installed Netscape on the system, as I am quite familiar with it by now, and
> continue to use it exclusively. It is, of course, useful to have Explorer just
> in case someday I encounter a Web page that insists upon Explorer.) It does seem
> rather counterproductive to remove Explorer from your system as some sort of
> Anti-Gates posturing. You may need it, like it or not, apparently.
>
> That said, I am pondering this: Since many, if not most, of the subscribers here
> work as writers, editors, or journalists, I would be interested to know if, as I
> suspect, there is a pro-Netscape, anti-Explorer bias among members of the media.
> And, as a corollary, does this stem from having been raised on XyWrite in the
> first place.
>
> The reason why I speculate about this is simple: nearly always, when a web page
> is photographed for inclusion in a publication, the netscape "N" is clearly
> shown in the reproduction. This seems true of CNN and ABC News as well
> (although, needless to say, it is hardly true of MSNBC).
>
> Interesting, too, the screen shot is nearly always a Windows shot, although the
> N.Y. Times screen shots are obviously from the Cute Fruit world.
>
> I seem to recall that there is a gentleman from the Times who posts here
> sometimes. Perhaps he will comment.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> --
> Leslie Bialler, Columbia University Press
> lb136@xxxxxxxx
> 212-666-1000 x7109 (phone) 212-316-3100 (fax)
> > http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup
>

Well, i don't use MS stuff just cuz their evil!

But i use netscape for my browsing. I use slrn (for new reading) and Mutt
for email because both, like xywrite, are character based, customizable out
the wazoo, do WAY more that their PC counterparts, and are smaller code-size
and therefore execute faster.

my 2 cents, fwiw,


Russ


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