Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 09:27:40 +1100 (EST) From: Carey Nairn <cp_nairn@cc.utas.edu.au> To: David Langford <root@dihelix.com>, David Langford <langfod@dihelix.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: linux Netscape and Java Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960301092637.8976A-100000@wedge.its.utas.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199602291140.BAA00381@caliban.dihelix.com>
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On Thu, 29 Feb 1996, David Langford wrote: > 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. thats my problem... I use 16bpp mode all the time. Any iodea when the BSD version is slated to support Java ? > > Also be sure it can find the moz2.0.zip file. > > -David Langford > langfod@dihelix.com > ========================================================================= Carey Nairn ! email : Carey.Nairn@its.utas.edu.au Networks and Communications ! phone : (002) 20 7419 Information Technology Services ! fax : (002) 20 7898 University of Tasmania. ! =========================================================================
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