Users interested in testing the Netscape prototype can pre-register by visiting and entering the registration code: prototype1104. Seemingly in competition with itself, AOL has also been beta testing an Internet Explorer based Web browser it calls 'AOL Browser.' AOL Browser is independent from the company's client software and adds features such as tabbed browsing and privacy options on top of Microsoft's IE engine. See also: > Netscape 7.0 Streamline series > Netscape 6.x. (by clicking this link, I agree with above condition.) Netscape 7.0 (final) Streamline available now.

'As a part of our next evolutionary step, we have developed this new Browser Prototype, which could change the way the world masters the web.' FTP download Netscape 7.0 PR1 Stripped-down package. 'While other browsers have seen little improvement over recent years - except frequent patches for security leaks - we have consistently added new features to save you time and to make the most out your time online,' the Netscape product team wrote. To get Reader 7.0.9, click on the Proceed to Download link above and then select Reader 7.0.9 from the choices offered on the web page. It can be installed on top of any older version of Reader 7 and User Preferences will be preserved. Although AOL could not yet comment on what to expect in the prototype, the revamped browser will likely extend Firefox's feature set with Netscape-specific extensions and retain Netscape's traditional green user interface.ĪOL announced the upcoming prototype in a message to Netscape users, even taking a swipe at Internet Explorer for its recent security woes. Reader 7.0.9 comes as just a full installer and not a patch.

But Firefox's surging popularity has breathed new life into Netscape.

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