Re: Windows 98 box is 'owned'; Re:

[Glenn Sieb <ges () wingfoot org>]

GuidoZ said the following on 10/7/2004 2:26 AM:

> =D I think I already posted my replies, so I'll save doing it a 2nd
> time. lol Thanks for bringing it here too.
>  
:) I saw you doing it and figured I'd bring it back over too... :)

> Followup on your WSH idea: They are looking into it. Actually, me
> bringing up my dislike as ActiveX being the only thing holding back
> from going IE-Free was just enough to have them look at it again. They
> are looking into using java instead of ActiveX. (!!!! yay !!!!)
>  
WSH isn't perfect, but it's at least less-evil than ActiveX.

> Now all I'm doing is waiting to see what they come up with. The WSH
> isn't completely dead, although they admitted that it would most
> likely be written for IE too. The java applet they create instead
> would be cross platform AND cross browser. Thanks for the push to get
> on them again!! I think it might work this time.
>  
:) Java... dunno how much better that is than WSH, other than the fact 
it's multi-platform, at least... :))) *duck*

Best,
G.

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