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Internet Explorer is from Mars, Netscape is from Venus. (Web Chat).(Editorial)

Exchange, The, February, 2002 by Levine, Jeff

Two drummers beating to the beat of the same drum-only in this case, one drum is in a rock band, and the other is part of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. They are as similar as chocolate and vanilla. I am referring to the two most commonly used Internet browsers--Internet Explorer and Netscape.

So, you ask, why Internet Explorer and Netscape? Isn't one browser enough? That is a question that continues to haunt Web developers across the World Wide Web. In fact, browser display compatibility issues are one of the biggest causes of Web developer/designer frustration. Both browsers were designed in the early 1990s to allow for a more graphical Web-surfing experience.

Internet Explorer usually is included in most Windows-based operating systems, such as...

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