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                       Netscape 6 Read Me

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Netscape 6 is subject to the terms detailed in the license 
agreement accompanying it.

This read-me file contains information about system requirements
and installation instructions. 

Before you install Netscape 6, be sure to read the Release Notes, 
which describe known problems and installation issues:

 http://home.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/ns6/relnotes/6.0.html 

To submit bugs or other feedback, from the Help menu choose 
Feedback Center.

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                    System Requirements

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*All Platforms

	To view and use the new streamlined "Modern" theme, your 
	display monitor should be set to display thousands of
	colors. For users who cannot set their displays to use more
	than 256 colors, Netscape recommends using the "Classic"
	theme for Netscape 6.
	
	To select the Classic theme after you have installed 
	Netscape 6:
	1. Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
	2. Under the Appearance category, choose Themes.
	3. Click to select the Classic theme.
	4. Click the Apply Classic button, then click OK.
	
*Mac OS

	-Mac OS 8.6 or later
	-PowerPC 604e 266 MHz or faster processor, or G3
	-64 MB RAM
	-36 MB of free hard disk space

*Windows 

	-Windows 95, 98, or 98SE, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 2000 
	-Pentium 233 MHz (or faster) processor
	-64 MB RAM
	-26 MB of free hard disk space

*Unix

	-Red Hat Linux 6.0, 6.1, and 7.0 with X11 R6
	 [Note: Netscape 6 is certified and fully supported 
	 on Red Hat Linux, but will run on other Linux
	 distributions, such as Debian 2.1 (or later) or SuSE 6.2 
	 (or later). The libraries glibc 2.1 (or higher) and 
	 libjpeg.so.62 (or higher) are required.]
	-Pentium 233 MHz (or faster) processor
	-64 MB of RAM
	-26 MB of free hard disk space

	

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                    Installation Instructions

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For Mac OS and Windows users, it is strongly recommended that you
exit all programs before running the setup program. Also, you
should temporarily disable virus-detection software.

Install into a clean (new) directory. Installing on top of released
product builds may cause problems.

*Installation Instructions -- Windows
	
	Note: For Windows 2000 and Windows NT systems, you must have
	Administrator privileges to install Netscape 6. If you see 
	an "Error 5" message during installation, log on with 
	Administrator privileges and try installing again.
	
	1. If you are installing from the CD: 
	- Double-click the Windows directory on the Netscape 6
	CD to open it, if you haven't done so already. 
	
	If you are downloading from the Netscape site:
	- Click the N6Setup.exe link to download it to your 
	machine.
	
	2. Double-click the N6Setup program icon on your machine
	to begin the Setup program.
	
	3. Follow the on-screen instructions in the Setup program.
	The program starts automatically the first time.

*Installation Instructions -- Mac OS

	1. If you are installing from the CD:
	- Skip to step 3 now.
	
	If you are downloading from the Netscape site:
	- Click the Netscape6Installer.sea.bin link to download it
	to your machine. 
	
	By default, the download file (compressed, in .bin format) 
	is downloaded to your desktop.
	
	If the downloaded file does not expand automatically, you 
	must expand the file using a program such as StuffIt Expander.
	If you don't have StuffIt Expander, you can get a copy by
	visiting:
	
	 http://www.aladdinsys.com/expander/expander_mac_login.html
	
	2. Double-click the Netscape6Installer folder.
	
	3. Double-click the Netscape 6 Installer icon.
	
	4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation
	process. The program starts automatically the first time.
	
*Installation Instructions -- Unix

	1. If you are installing from the CD:
	- Change to the Linux directory on the CD: cd linux. Then skip to 
	step 3.
	
	If you are downloading from the Netscape site:
	- Download the netscape-i686-pc-linux-gnu-installer.tar.gz archive.

	2. Type the following to gunzip and untar the archive: 
	tar -zxvf netscape-i686-pc-linux-gnu-installer.tar.gz
	
	3. Run the Netscape 6 Installer with the run script:
	./netscape-installer
	
	4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation
	process.

	5. To start Netscape, change to the directory where you installed it
	and run the program: ./netscape 
	
	
		
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