Document (#11050)

Author

Notess, G.R.

Title

Comparing commercial WWW browsers

Source

Online. 19(1995) no.3, S.43-46,48-49

Year

1995

Abstract

Reviews 4 commercial WWW browsing software tools: Netscape Navigator, AIR Mosaic; Enhanced Mosaic; and WinTapestry; in the areas of basic WWW protocols, such as FTP, Telnet, Gophers and WAIS; electronic mail and news; bookmark capabilities; navigation features; file management; security and support. Concludes that Netscape is the preferring tool with AIR Mosaic a close second. Win Tapestry is superior in its handling of bookmark management

Theme

Internet

Object

WWW
Netscape
Mosaic
WinTapestry

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