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Re: Strongarm Installation

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From: Rich Walker
Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 00:00
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In message <n8ADA206E@ianlynch.demon.co.uk> Ian Lynch wrote:

> stuart@quantumsoft.co.uk (Stuart Halliday) wrote:
> 
> > They've also virtually given up on Termite, no bug fixes for their very
> > bug ridden browser
> 
> Doesn't seem that bug ridden to me. But then again I don't do that
> much wandering about. There are some relatively recent patches and
> fixes but it would be nice to think they would be adding frames etc
> just in case I might need them at some point.

Heh. Try doing _almost anything_ while news download is going on.
Try doing ftp and http to an external machine simultaneously.
Try running out of memory on the Web browser while doing anything.

Approximate behaviour:
  rnd(2)=1: `click': connection dropped
        =0: machine hangs...

Rich, who's switched to Acornet, and is now much saner, thank you.

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