Re: Netscape communicator.

[Brad <brad_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org>]

>> > > Try to find any BSDI-BSD2 compiled, at ftp.netscape.com there is. it's
>> > > an unsupported (from netscape) version to BSD machines, but it works
>> > > VERY, VERY WELL!! :)
>> > 
>> > I cannot agree. My box crashes with netscape/bsdi time after time, so I
>> > cannot achieve uptime over 10d yet :(.
>> 
>> I also found the BSDI version didn't work too well for me.  It never
>> brought the box down, but Netscape would crash a lot.  I had the Linux
>> compat stuff installed, so I tried Linux Netscape... and surprisingly, it
>> worked much better for me (this was OpenBSD 2.3/i386)
>
>Why bother with emulation when you can get local code? (it's in the ports
>tree!). I have used the 128 bit netscape port very successfully for a few
>weeks. I really wonder why more people don't try it!

The port of Netscape Navigator/Communicator uses the BSD/OS (BSDI) bins
on i386 and SunOS bins on SPARC.  I've been using both for quite awhile
without any crashing ..

// Brad