Netscape 4.72 is still a good test platform. (THAT PIC OF NETSCAPE 1.2 IS CLASSIC! If you really have that, save it. In 10 years it will be worth something!)
Mozillas' tabs are great, but I have trouble with some plug-ins, beyond the basic ones. like 3-D or even VHTML.
Opera's speedy but has trouble with complex .css and embedded frames.
IE6/Outlook Express are forced at you, but you MUST do
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp
every week becasue the security risks for this browser (most of "us" use) are serious. I know this 20 year-old who can do NASTY things with Outlook.
In fact if you have OUTLOOK open with php, it can be like letting the hacker see your all your mail! I know this is true from looking at Zone Alarm attack records.
XP SHOULD BE BANNED FROM ALL BOARDS! The new licensing prgram is truly evil. You have to keep paying and paying and paying and paying
PLUS THEY (MS) CONSIDER NOMINAL UPGRADES TO THE BROWSER AS -
"critical updates"
- ggerg