[Info-vax] VMS V8.3 (et al.) v. Netscape Navigator Gold Version 3.03

[Phillip Helbig---remove CLOTHES to reply]

In article <$R1PnQjZ0+1r at wvnvms>, cook at wvnvms.wvnet.edu (George Cook)
writes: 

> > For some things, Mozilla will have to be used.  What are the long-term 
> > plans for Mosaic?  Presumably no Java or Javascript.  What about sound, 
> > Flash plugins etc?
> 
> A year ago the plans for VMS Mosaic were to have V4.4 released by
> now with basic style sheet support.  Now the plans don't go beyond
> getting V4.3 zipped up and announced.  

Why the change?

> Java asnd Javascript are unlikely,

I think they would be relatively easy to live without.

> but a flash plugin and reasonably complete CSS2 support would not be
> all that difficult to implement.  

Interesting.  I'm quite happy on VMS, but I don't want YouTube to be the 
killer application which would cause my wife to ask me to buy some 
hardware so that we can run a non-VMS browser.  I have several ALPHA 
machines with sound cards; if a flash plugin were available (IIRC, 
YouTube uses flash), that would be nice.

Is there a flash plugin for Mozilla/CSWB on VMS?