Software Update: Netscape 7.2

It’s been a year since Netscape released version 7.1 of its eponymous Internet browsing program. Version 7.2 offers in addition to the inevitable popup blocker and tabbed browsing, improvements in surfing, downloading and printing. At the moment only a web installer is available for Windows and it weighs only 261kB. In the system requirements mentions Linux and Mac OS X, but download links were not (yet) available. The changelog is also hard to find on the website, but the following is mentioned about this release:

What’s new in Netscape 7.2:

• Browsing:
  • Popup Controls
  • Tabbed Browsing
  • Images Fit to Screen
  • Find as you type
  • Web Site Icons
  • Full Screen Mode
• Downloading and Saving Files:
  • Download Multiple Files at Once
  • Download Manager
  • Save Complete Web Pages Search
  • Search from URL field
• printing:
  • Print Preview and Page Setup