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Date:      Thu, 29 Feb 1996 01:40:05 -1000 (HST)
From:      "David Langford" <langfod@dihelix.com>
To:        cp_nairn@cc.utas.edu.au (Carey Nairn)
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: linux Netscape and Java
Message-ID:  <199602291140.BAA00381@caliban.dihelix.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960229202011.2299A-100000@wedge.its.utas.edu.au> from "Carey Nairn" at Feb 29, 96 08:23:19 pm

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Carey Nairn
>
>Hi,
>
>I have been trying out the Linux version of Netscape 2.0 so I can play 
>with Java.  This seems to work fine unless I connect to a site which has 
>Java applets, at which point Netscape dies and dumps core.  I guess I am 
>missing something.  Can anyone offer any help ?
>
>thanks,
>Carey Nairn                     ! email : Carey.Nairn@its.utas.edu.au

Netscape will do this if your X server is running in 16bpp mode.
According to the Netscape documentation it only runs in 8bpp and 24bpp
visuals. Useless IMHO.

Also be sure it can find the moz2.0.zip file.

-David Langford
langfod@dihelix.com



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