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Subject: Re: Browsers, computer programs and the likes...

Author: Pete Galati

Date: 22:02:16 10/17/99

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On October 17, 1999 at 23:32:59, Gustavo Pereira wrote:

>I've seen a lot of messages saying something like 'outrageous', 'ridiculous',
>'inacceptable' just because Fritz6 apparently needs IE5.
>What's the big deal?
>I guess that by now everyone should know that IE5 IS PART OF THE OPERATING
>SYSTEM, like it or not.
>With every new release of IE there come a lot of different cabs. What are those
>if not 'politically correct' patches for Windows?
>Also, IE has a lot of different libraries for improving GUIs.
>I think there isn't anything really bad in what Chessbase did.
>
>And if you want to use a good browser, download Opera IMHO.

The MS IE is not part of the operating system, I don't have it in my win95 and I
will not install it, certainly not to get the new Fritz.  I use Netscape because
I prefer it and I don't have extra space for another browser.

Pete



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