From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <397F24FA.2FDAF786@yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 12:50:50 -0500 From: "James G. Stallings II" MIME-Version: 1.0 To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] Gecko based web browser References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topicbox-Message-UUID: eae737c0-eac8-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 'scuse me for butting in on a tired thread, but has anyone considered a divorce from contemporary browser technology? Something, perhaps, that retrieved the content via the http protocol and left the display and formatting to the user's disretion? with/without pictures, with/without frames, with/without text formatting, etc? perhaps some sort of pluging registry similar to that of the open-source image processing tool "The GIMP"? Personally, I think we need to "get out of the box" when thinking about the web and browsers, and let's face it - a new operating system that either completely lacks or is dependent on another O/S for utilising the web is a dead end in todays environment.... Open to comments, suggestions, flames, etc Cheers, -James miller@hamnavoe.demon.co.uk wrote: > > What about considering a means of running NS or IE on a separate > > `server' box and pulling or pushing that across to Plan 9? Initially, > > something like VNC (Virtual Network Computer) might suffice. > > I think a few of us are already doing exactly that ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com