[ale] Internet Explorer for Linux

Mike Smith masmith at bsat.com
Tue Dec 7 13:50:15 EST 1999


.....Until the whole Sun Java thing.  I don't think you can find it now.

-----Original Message-----
 From: owner-ale at ale.org [mailto:owner-ale at ale.org]On Behalf Of Sue
Bauer-Lee
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 1:31 PM
To: Chris Ricker
Cc: ale at ale.org
Subject: Re: [ale] Internet Explorer for Linux


Actually, IE WAS released for Solaris. It even included 'registry entries'.

On Tue, Dec 07, 1999 at 10:49:48AM -0700, Chris Ricker wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Dec 1999, Dan Newcombe wrote:
>
> > Why?  IE5 is lightyears better than netscape.
>
> Not the Un*x ports.
>
> At any rate, it's a moot point 'cause you're never going to see IE for
> Linux/x86 w/o government action.  Note that there's no IE for Solaris/x86
> either.  MS doesn't port to OSes it views as competing with NT.
>
> later,
> chris
>
> --
> Chris Ricker
kaboom at gatech.edu
>
chris.ricker at genetics.utah.edu

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