Andrew wrote, >>I also notice the slowdown in IE5 after a while, sometimes with pauses up to >>a minute during which the Mac might as well be frozen. >>Netscape 4.79 hasn't done this to me so far, and the speed test pages show >>better throughput. However there have been some other things with Netscape >>that I didn't like (it's not as easy to change font size for instance) that >>have kept me from using it regularly.
Hi Andrew, No such troubles yet anyway :-) Just installed IE 5, an hour and a half ago and went of to try a few historically slow (for me) sites. No contest as far as being way faster than IE 4.5 and easily faster than NC 4.5. Interesting browser colour options but I miss the contrasting colours like in the revolving E and in the buttons. Explorer bar not as obtrusive when in view - right, no quick font size buttons - The Page Holder and the Scrapbook will prove very useful. At first glance it looked like IE was emulating Netscape! Using my 8.6 install CD for "custom removal" left a few things lying around like the whole Outlook program and an E alias on the desktop but otherwise it was a smooth transition. I've been wanting to try NC 4.73 or .79 but I'd really just like to settle on one darn browser to stop the time wast of trying to keep all the bookmarks or favorites in two browsers or trying to remember which of the two a particular URL is in. I still have NC 4.5 installed. Night, Terry -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Apple PCI Video Cards from $19.99, MacOS 8.5 CD $79.99 Replacement Parts IN STOCK, Apple CDROMs from $19.99 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
