![]() ![]() ![]() With each new version, Internet Explorer became more and more Windows-like, to the disappointment of many Mac users. ![]() As competition between Microsoft and Netscape heated up, the choice between IE and Navigator became a critical divide in a conflict of almost religious zeal. In the early 1990s, before the Browser Wars, early IE versions were naught but enhanced versions of NSCA Mosaic. Microsoft Internet Explorer has a mixed history as a Macintosh application. To that end, let’s discuss two popular programs that “won’t work under System 7.5.5.” The Last Explorer My desire is only to show that System 7.5.5 isn’t out of the running. Please don’t get me wrong: I like Mac OS 7.6.1 very much, and I don’t mean to knock it. ![]() Except for a few bug fixes and speed improvements for Power Macs, everything in 7.6.1 is present in 7.5.5 as well. These claims are patently absurd: 7.5 and 7.6 are practically the same. Much has been said about software that supposedly works on Mac OS 7.6 but not on 7.5.5. It runs on almost everything* from the Mac Plus to the Power Mac 9500/180MP, a range that includes most of the models we’re interested in – and it’s free. It has the right balance of vintage feel, hardware compatibility, and modern data exchange capabilities. Here at Restorations HQ, we really like System 7.5.5. ![]()
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