ABSTRACT
TheWebhasgivenusalevelofplatformindependence.It'ssomewhatsimilartohavinga videocassettethatcanbeplayedonawidevarietyofvideocassetterecorders,regardlessofthe vendor.StandardizationinhttpandHTMLmeansthatanyWebbrowsercanreadanyWebdocument(atleast,intheory).AsHTMLdevelops,vendorstendtoaddextensionsthataddnewfeaturestoHTMLormakelifeeasierforitscoders.NoteveryWebbrowsercanreadeveryproprietaryextension,socertainfeaturesmightnotworkwithallbrowsers.It'sstilltrue,though,that ifyoustickwithbase-levelHTMLandavoidproprietaryextensions,almostanybrowserwillbe abletoreadanddisplayyourdocuments.Ofcourse,youneedaWebbrowserrunningonyour computer,andit'ssafetosaythattherearenowbrowsersforalmosteverytypeofcomputer.
