Browser For NT 3.51

iandun

I've successfully installed NT 3.51 with Internet through the virtual adapter and sound through sound blaster (I used VirtualBox). The telnet program works, but I would like to try to use a web browser on it.

Should I use Mosaic or IE 5 for Windows 3.1?

calvinb

As far as I'm aware, Firefox 2 and SeaMonkey 1.1 will run. Netscape 4.x is the best for old NT though.

I can't get NT working in a VM here, so I can't test.

iandun

You guessed right. Netscape 4 works like a charm!

Instead of using VMWare for NT 3.51, I used VirtualBox. Select NT 4 as the OS. The install goes fine. The network card installs fine. Make sure you select Sound Blaster 16 as sound card in the VM. Then install the driver in NT.

stitch

If you're looking to actually browse *modern* web, Firefox 2 (or perhaps the newest version of Opera that runs on 3.51) would be your best bet. Netscape 4 can render almost no pages on the web these days properly.

gdea73

yeah I think you'd be dealing with Opera 5.12 on NT3.51, which is like duper old. I'd go FF2.

noone

iandun wrote:

I've successfully installed NT 3.51 with Internet through the virtual adapter and sound through sound blaster (I used VirtualBox). The telnet program works, but I would like to try to use a web browser on it.

Should I use Mosaic or IE 5 for Windows 3.1?

http://toastytech.com/files/95browsing.html
That guy did custom compiles of firefox/seamonkey with some 3.51/95 specific fixes. I haven't tested them myself, so use that at your own risk.

iandun

That's good because I did try installing FX 2 and the install crashed because of some missing kernel function.

Anonymous

Try Firefox 1, the earliest version of Firefox.


If FF1 doesn't solve your problem, then use NT 4.0.