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From: phrank <frank@ip.lu>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Problem with port of Netscape Communicator
Date: Fri, 06 Jun 1997 09:08:16 +0000
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Ted Wisniewski wrote:
> 
> I have been trying to get Netscape Communicator (any of the ports of it)
> from the ports collection and they work until I try to invoke the Java
> portion by going to any page containing a Java Applet,  At this point It
> crashes with a floating Exception..  Anyone seen this?  Have A solution?
> 
> I am running 2.2.1-RELEASE on a Pentium 133 if that helps.

...

the only solution (i'm aware off, so far) is to run XFree in 16 bit
color mode (@least) (startx -- -bpp 16 (or so ...)

-frank