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Subject: Windows NT 3.51 Web Browser

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Name: neelchauhan
Date: August 22, 2007 at 13:32:18 Pacific
Subject: Windows NT 3.51 Web Browser
OS: Windows NT 3.51
CPU/Ram: AMD K6 266MHz/32MB Ram
Model/Manufacturer: IBM/Aptiva 2153

Comment:

Is there any way I can use a browser for Windows NT 3.51/

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Response Number 1

Name: Glitchman
Date: August 23, 2007 at 12:12:06 Pacific
Subject: Windows NT 3.51 Web Browser

Reply: (edit)

Several browsers will work just fine on NT 3.51. I like The Off By One Browser for a no-frills, super-lightweight browser, even on specs lighter than what you have posted. As for browsers with more features, all 32-bit versions of Netscape Communicator 4.x work. Additionally some 32-bit versions of Opera, 16-bit versions of Opera, 16-bit versions of IE, and very old 32-bit versions of IE work. If you had more RAM, you could even get fairly modern versions of Mozilla Firefox working!
In any event, make sure you have SP5 installed if you don't already. With it (and sometimes a few tweaks / updated dlls), NT 3.51 runs a surprising number of modern applications. My main pet peeve with NT 3.51 is finding hardware that it likes, but when you're successful with that, it runs very well.

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Response Number 2

Name: jackthestripper
Date: October 4, 2007 at 13:04:07 Pacific
Subject: Windows NT 3.51 Web Browser

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Use Opera. It's the most up to date browser out there that'll run on 3.51. Either that or IE 5.0.
I wouldn't go with Firefox. What a slow pig.

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Response Number 3

Name: Intel 80486 (by meisinscotland)
Date: October 23, 2007 at 10:50:16 Pacific
Subject: Windows NT 3.51 Web Browser

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I'm leaning towards IE 5.5

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