position:absolute, tabbing and css in netscape?

From: Jonathan Chetwynd <j.chetwynd@btinternet.com> Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 08:20:53 +0100 Message-ID: <009401c10e91$03facf20$988e7bd5@btopenworld.com> To: <www-style@w3.org>, <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org> · This archive was generated by hypermail 2.2.0+W3C-0.50 : Monday, 27 April 2009 13:54:10 GMT

I apologise for bringing some code into the discussions.
I cannot seem to get Mz 0.9, Netscape 6.0, 4.75, or 4.08 to allow tabbing
and  position:absolute; in styles.
What is wrong? Is there some action to be taken, or merely my coding error?

<html>
<head>
<title>css test for tabbing in netscape</title>

<style type="text/css">

#splat {
 position:absolute;
 top: 15px;
 left: 15px;
}

</style>
</head>

<body>

<div id="splat">
<a href="http://www.pmld.org"><img src="images/splat.gif" border="0" alt="a
site for people with multiple and profound learning difficulties"
name="splat"></a>
</div>

</body>
</html>

jonathan chetwynd
IT teacher (LDD)
j.chetwynd@btinternet.com
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