(because they ran out of beer)
- <WIRED>…</WIRED>
Renders the enclosed text in Sturm und Drang 374 Medium Bold Condensed,
in light purple on a neon orange background. Tells you repeatedly how cool
you are for using netscape. - <ROACH>….</ROACH>
When selected, the enclosed text runs and hides under the nearest window.
OR, giggles a lot and demands nachos, depending on your definition of “roach.”
(the formal definition, of course, to be determined by the Official Honorary
Internet Standards Committee For Moving Really Slowly.) - <KILL_SGML>
Should anyone foolish enough to think that HTML is still SGML and try and
run a netscape-html document through an SGML editor, processor, or other
tool, this tag causes an immediate core dump, erases anything on your disk
with “DTD” in the name, and emails a randomly-selected insult to Tim Pierce. - <PINHEAD>…</PINHEAD>
Inserts “zippyisms” into the enclosed text. Perfect for those professional
documents. - <SECRET>….</SECRET>
In order to read the enclosed text, you have to have secret spy decoder
glasses (available direct from Netscape for a reasonable fee). You can also
read it by holding your computer in front of a full moon during the autumn
solstice. - <HYPE>
Causes Marc Andreesen to magically appear and grant you an interview (whether
you want one or not). Please use this tag sparingly. - <PEEK>….</PEEK>
- <POKE>…</POKE>
So you want more control over screen layout in HTML? Well, here ya go. - <YOGSOTHOTH>
Summons the elder gods to suck away your immortal soul. Or Bill Gates, if
the elder gods are busy. Unpredictable (but amusing) results occur when
the <YOGSOTHOTH> and <HYPE> tags are used
in close proximity. - <BLINK>…</BLINK>
Causes the enclosed text to….ooops, that one made it in.
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