Post #2415084

2026-04-03 11:41 UTC

I’ve seen this episode before….something something IE something something Netscape in 98 they were taken to court because at one point you couldn’t even uninstall IE from your PC since, if I remember correctly, It was so tied into the file explorer it would break your system. they also made it difficult to download alternatives like Netscape. I remember my Dad had a thing for “eMachines” PCs because A. they were cheap and B. most of the time they came preinstalled with Netscape as opposed to IE and he liked Netscape a lot better. Problem with this though is I liked to play X-Wing vs Tie Fighter and Jedi Knight online and the easiest way to do so was via Microsofts Internet Gaming Zone which ONLY worked on IE. and downloading/installing IE in the late 90s on a dial up connection took forever. and THEN once you did install it good luck uninstalling it.

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@Jjoiq@lemmy.world 2026-04-03 15:11

Firefox was born fron Netscape. Remembered using it in college and it was good. Mostly now use Firefox. Ironically edge is installed on our Arch box as the Boss needs it for work.

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@explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-03 15:35

in 98 they were taken to court A wise (but evil) business decision to try again today.

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@Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-04-03 16:38

Bahahaha I grew up with an emachine once we upgraded from our 386, then 486… The emachine was the worst computer I’ve ever had. I preferred our Compaq Portable. I didn’t know it at the time but emachines were just Gateway’s bottom-tier garbputers. Trying to play anything on it was a nightmare. Even MIDI files sounded like shit compared to my friend’s 1GHz HP. The Rage II integrated graphics played Diablo II at 10FPS. Horrible nightmare machine full of poop and sadness. I wish they kept it. I’d love to have it on display at my house now.

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