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Re: javascript on galeon and mozilla



On Wed, 2002-10-30 at 10:59, Martin F Krafft wrote:
> Why are there many webpages that employ Javascript, which can be used
> with Mozilla but not with Galeon? Mainly, this seems to be about the
> submit() function as well as the function(s) to pop up new windows.
> I though galeon used mozilla to do all the work of the guts?
> 
> Who invented Javascript btw? Can we hang him/her for f***ing up the
> web? I want gopher back!

IIRC, Javascript was a Netscape creation to offer some extra power to
Netscape over the last remaining competitors faced in the Netscape
Browser monopoly days.
> 
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