AUGUST ABOLINS spoke thusly to: DICK ROEBELT
AA>On Sat Oct 12 at 02:08, DICK of 1:3603/140 wrote to LAURIE:
AA> DR>    Your customers have got to realize I (and many others)
AA> DR> don't have  time to waste waiting for the screens to
AA> DR> constantly refresh.  They  should think of their users.  The
AA> DR> easier it is to use a site - the  more popular that site could
AA> DR> become.  That includes speed.
AA> DR>    I have 48 megs on a 120 with a USR 28.8 Sportster and I
AA> DR> find many  web pages agonizingly slow.  What of those folks
AA> DR> still stuck with a  14.4?  
AA>Just configure your browser to "no grahics" as the default.
   Wish I could.  But currently I am using Wildcat Navigator through a 
Wildcat BBS for my WWW access.  It is kinda of a bare-bones setup at 
the present time (and currently it is free to me).  So when I select 
"text only" I do see one heck of a lot of HTML code. 
   I do plan on purchasing a permanent access plan next month and will 
probably be using one of the more popular Web programs.
AA> You will be glad you did. BTW.. a big misconception is that one 
AA>needs a powerful computer to surf the net. Not true. 
   I know that.  But since most browsers are memory hogs and graphics 
are fairly slow, a fast computer (loaded with memory) and a fast modem 
definitely are an asset.
AA> There are many LYNX-friendly (text-mode) sites. And simply 
AA>using "no graphics" as your primary setting, WWW hopping will be 
AA>much more speedier. IF and ONLY IF you reach the final site that 
AA>interests you for the first time, *then* click on the "graphics 
AA>refresh" to see the fancy stuff on the page. 
   Appreciate the tip.
   But many times not having the graphics in which to tag with one's 
mouse will not get you to where you are going or want to go.
   Maybe with the new DSL type modems (currently being developed by 
Paradyne) slow graphics will be a thing of the past for the average 
user.  Only time will tell.
   Dick
   TheMerc@Juno.com
Even crime wouldn't pay if the Government ran it.
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