This is an interesting topic to PIC at <g>
Maybe if a PIC parses HTML?
Anyways, read on...

In a message dated 7/28/99 4:15:31 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
apptech@CLEAR.NET.NZ writes:

> I'll try once more
>
>  My favourite techo forum must surely have a few MAC users.
>  Narry a PIC in sight on this one but you guys know everything so I'll
>  venture to ask.

Well, according the Wagner's MCU survey, .7% of us use a Mac. Where they
are..I don't know.

>
>  This is a SPECIFIC request for MAC / HTML information - I'm
>  adequately HTML aware in a PC environment and of how HTML generally
>  SHOULD apply to MACs -what  I need to know is the SPECIFIC state of
>  play in the MAC world.
>
>  How do you read HTML format files on a MAC?

With a Browser, Anniepoo pointed this out nicely.

>  Presumably some/all browsers can do this?

This IS the heart of a browser. Without HTML, a browser is uselss, UNLESS,
you use it to view GIFs or JPEGs and the like.

>  Are browsers generally freeware for MACs?

www.netscape.com
www.microsoft.com/ie/  <---too tired to check that

>
>  Some members of another technical group I belong to claim that they
>  can read HTML web pages on their browser but not HTML attached to
>  emails.
>  Does this sound sensible? If so, is there any solution?

Yes, see if an upgrade is available to parse the HTML.

>  (I personally have doubts that they know the full capabilities of the
>  browser but don't know enough myself.)
>
>  Replies are probably best offlist unless you can work a PIC into the
>  answer.
Sorry, wish I could. I do apologize if this is WOT.
>  If I get lots of replies I'll venture a summary to the list for
>  general info.
>
>
>
>  TIA

You're welcome,

Tim Hamel
>
>          Russell McMahon
>