Well, I dont have a POP internet account.. I dial into a bbs and get to
use Lynx for free.. (so I use minicom under linux, and
HyperTerminal(personal edition) under Win95)
Maybe you should try to get netscape for win and see if it make a
difference..
On Sun, 4 Oct 1998, Christoph Hammann wrote:
> Dane Helm wrote:
>
> > Did any of you switching from win95 to linux notice an increase in modem
> > (downloading) preformance?
> >
> > I did just the opposite for the beginning of school. I needed win 95 to
> > run Corel Office. But I noticed my downloads seem to be slower
> > (21K-24Kbps), but with linux I was up near 30kbps (atleast according to
> > minicom, or the zmodem).
> >
> > So if linux does give better performance would you recomend getting
> > another 486/66 and 2 NIC's, through my modem in the linux box and then I
> > can run my internet from Win95 at teh better performance.
> >
> > PS: I am thinking of getting another box just so I can have Linux
> > anyways.. its cheaper to get another 486 w/ 500mb HD than to go get a new
> > HD.... So the modem performance isnt my only reason for new (used) box.
> >
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> > Dane Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bremerton, WA
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>
> Well, Dane,
> Thatīs interesting. In my experience on a dual boot system (Win 98 with IE 4 and
> Linux kernel 2.0.35 with Netscape 4.5b2), downloads on the M$ side are, sad to
> say, faster and more reliable. That coincides with recent criticism of Netscapeīs
> browser on this list. Iīve had all of those bugs, too.
> Another point: at the beginning of a download, Netscape starts with very high baud
> rates and then goes down, down, down whereas IE4 goes up steadily to achieve a
> higher rate. Does anyone on the list know why this is so?
> But, to set things in perspective, Iīve never had Netscape crash my system, I
> could easily delete it and still have a workable OS and we (at least those in the
> know...) can fix itīs bugs.
>
>
> --
> See you,
> Christoph Hammann
> ###############################################
> # ;-) too freaking busy feigning computer literacy (-; #
> #############################################
>
These have been the words of the mighty:
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Dane Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bremerton, WA
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