What You Need to Know About Netscape 7.2, Plus Where to Download It A Full Review of the Netscape Email Client. (Free Email App for Win/Mac) 8 Fun Email Programs. Mar 09, 2011 I still use NETSCAPE 7.2 by KathyRay42. How long does it take to download Netscape 7.2 on a dial-up line and will it install under Vista? And I was sad that I had to let go. Mozilla, the developers of Netscape, replaced it with Firefox, and whilst it does have its differences, and looks and feels different, it is essentially the same underneath. But for a more retrograde 'Netscape' feel and look, you could try SeaMonkey, from the same Mozilla stable; I have it installed on my system but I must admit I don't use it that much nowadays. Another Mozilla connected browser is Flock. It looks quite different, but I have not used it myself. I use Firefox exclusively now. I hope that helps. Technically, Mozilla did not develop Netscape. Netscape Communications Corporation, part of AOL since '98, mostly funded Mozilla Organization's development of Mozilla Suite and based Netscape 6+ on Mozilla Suite's code, but the two were actually in competition. Eventually the Mozilla Organization split off, with AOL's support, into the Mozilla Foundation (and later Mozilla Corp) to distance itself from Netscape. Firefox and Thunderbird were then developed by the Mozilla Foundation based on Mozilla Suite's code to replace Mozilla Suite, considered to be too bloated. A year after Mozilla Suite was canned it was picked up by what would become the SeaMonkey Council. It is backed by the Mozilla Foundation and based on the code from Mozilla Suite, Firefox, and Thunderbird but remains a separate project. If you do not find that abbreviated synopsis confusing, read it again. That said: 1.) SeaMonkey has the e-mail client built in and has the most matching code, making it the logical replacement for Netscape. 2.) The AOL/Netscape developers who last worked on Netscape recommended users switch to Flock, a third-party browser based on Firefox. Like Firefox it lacks a built-in e-mail client, but adds social networking features. 3.) Most former Netscape users choose to use Firefox (browser) and Thunderbird (email client), which are by far the most popular. The motherboard on my 5 year old laptop quit almost 2 weeks ago. I had been running under Windows XP with Netscape 7.2 as my browser and AT&T as my dial-up ISP. My old drive is still accessible using an IDE converter and related cable. I accessed my email, addresses and bookmarks through Netscape.
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