Re: A Folk Club Map of the UK

On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 19:53:02 +0000, ellison.jim@xxxxxxxxx (Jim Ellison) wrote:

>Nicholas Waller <melborntopic@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>[snip]
>
>
>> > >Someone else worried that Google Maps did not work on Macs (or
>> > >non-Windows machines). I have a Mac and it works; maybe what they're
>> > >thinking of is Google Earth (http://earth.google.com/) which is not
>> > >(yet) for Macs.
>> >
>> > Which operating system / browser are you using, please can you tell us?
>>
>> A bit more detail now - looking deeper, not everything works after all:
>> Operating system is Panther (OSX 10.3.9)
>>
>> The browser that works fine is Firefox 1.0.4.
>
>It's fine with me too on OSX 10.4.3
>>
>> However, Explorer doesn't work - the message on your first page says
>> the browser needs updating, but I believe I am right in saying that
>> 5.2, which I have, is the latest version for the Mac.
>
>That is the *last* version for the Mac. Billy Boy says they aren't
>continuing developement, prolly 'cause of Safari.
>
>>
>> Safari 1.3, Apple's own browser, appears to work in that the first page
>> says the browser is OK, but then the next page after pressing CONTINUE
>> doesn't show the map, just a sort of frozen blue square in the Google
>> map box.
>
>Safari 2.0.2 is fine. Maybe 2.0.2 is Tiger only but you could try
>Software Update.
>
>Camino 0.9a1 is fine too, passing the 'your browser is OK' test.
>
>Mozilla 1.7a works but I haven't had time to follow it all the way
>through to the forum.
>
>OmniWeb 5.1.2 doesn't pass the test.
>
>I'll try Opera later as my beta copy has expired.

Opera's fine on Windows - and it's free now.
--
Jim
a Yorkshire polymoth
.

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