Re: Firefox Lite, Mozilla Lite, Thunderbird Lite -- where to find them?

Christopher Jahn wrote:
> speedy <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]: 
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>>Hi to all
>>
>>I'm finding the current versions of these browsers to be very taxing
>>on my old hardware, an old celeron 400 mhz computer.
>>
>>I don't have many additional plug ins etc loaded either.
>>
>>Are there any lite versions of these programs around? Particularly if
>>it's just basic functionality required?
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> You can try:
> http://johnhaller.com/jh/mozilla/portable_firefox/
> 
> I'm not sure how "lite" it is though.
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>>PS Netscape 4.7 etc used to work just fine for me. I wouldn't dream of
>>using it now though, because of security risks, outdated etc
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> The problem is that no one is going to design new software for old 
> hardware.  Especially as the price of a new computer continues to drop 
> every year. If you're using a broadband connection (or considering it) 
> you should definitely updgrade your hardware.  You can pop in a new 
> motherbird with a faster chip and RAM for under $200.
> 
These days, one can buy a whole new system for under $400.  Not a 'gold 
plated special', but vastly more powerful than the one the OP has.