Open but Not Equal
However, while HTML is available to all, that doesn’t mean that everyone experiences it the same way. It’s something like Central Park in New York City. You and I can both go take a walk there. However, if you live in a penthouse apartment on Fifth Avenue and I sleep on a bench, our view of the park will be quite different.
So it is with HTML. While practically any computer can display Web pages, what those pages actually look like depends on the type of computer, the monitor, the speed of the Internet connection, and lastly, the software used to view the page: the browser. The most popular browsers today are Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, and Safari with handhelds and PDAs gaining momentum every day. Unfortunately, none ...
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