Software update: Netscape 8 public beta
Since a long time of silence around Netscape, a new version has suddenly appeared. This time it is the first public beta of version 8.0 of this well-known internet browser. It has anti-phishing technology in place by using a blacklist, support for tabbed browsing and has an RSS feed that shows the latest news. The last feature is not interesting at the moment as it is aimed at the American audience. Netscape 8.0 public beta is based on Mozilla FireFox 1.0 and has the following release notes†
Netscape proudly celebrates its 10th anniversary with a whole new version of Netscape Browser, the browser that introduced the Web to the world. In this special anniversary edition, Netscape Browser re-invents web browsing with new features that will change the way you surf!
- Dual Display Engines
- Pop Up Blocker
- Dynamic Toolbar
- Tabbed Browsing
| Version number | 8 public beta |
| Operating systems | Windows 9x, Windows 2000, Windows XP |
| Website | Netscape Browser |
| Download | ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/netscape8/english/8.0/windows/win32/NSB-Install-BETA.exe |
| file size |
11.71MB |
| License type | Conditions (GNU/BSD/etc.) |