Netscape

[Darth Biscuit]

Who the hell uses this browser anymore? I just went to a county GIS website to use their mapping application (using Chrome) and I got a "not supported" page and the three supported browsers it lists are IE, Firefox, and... Netscape???

WTF? I just looked up browsing stats and Netscape's not even listed anymore?

Interestingly, Firefox has the most as 46% for the past month in 2010, with three versions of IE coming in at around 32% (combined) and Chrome at 14%.

[Guild]

It should be no one since it isn't supported.

[Jase]

firefox is the bastard child of netscape from how I understand it.

If one is supported, they're both supported. (i think)

[Darth Biscuit]

Yeah, I think Firefox was based off of Netscape originally... I just found it stupid and humorous that they still specifically list Netscape as being supported, yet Opera, Chrome and some other popular browsers aren't.

[Jase]

You were on a county GIS website. Govt moves about 10 years slower than the rest of us, you should know that.

They probably just got firefox last week.

[Darth Biscuit]

You were on a county GIS website. Govt moves about 10 years slower than the rest of us, you should know that.

They probably just got firefox last week.

10 years? More like 20... hell, a lot of the counties in NC don't even have a GIS website and NC is VERY progressive in that area.

[Guild]

firefox is the bastard child of netscape from how I understand it.

If one is supported, they're both supported. (i think)

Originally yes but the code for Mozilla's product has evolved way past Netscape since 2008.

[Jase]

10 years? More like 20... hell, a lot of the counties in NC don't even have a GIS website and NC is VERY progressive in that area.

Yes but they have a long way to go.

<< Hates Greensboro's GIS

[Darth Biscuit]

Yes but they have a long way to go.

<< Hates Greensboro's GIS

Char/Meck has a good site, New Hanover has a good site and there are a few others. I have a bud that is MIS director for Columbus and they have a great site for such a rural county. I have another bud who does GIS development work for some of the Piedmont counties and some of those are very nice.

Are you in GIS Jase or real estate?

[Jase]

civil engineering... site design greatly depends on a lot of information from GIS

If a GIS system is crappy it really affects me.

[Darth Biscuit]

civil engineering... site design greatly depends on a lot of information from GIS

If a GIS system is crappy it really affects me.

Ah... yes. I'm in surveying... photogrammetry actually.