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rw@shadow.org.uk (Rich Walker) wrote:

> [trimmed ng line] 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.

This is the usual nonsense re Termite.  I use it daily and *always* do
something else during news downloads.  Sometimes I use the Browser, checking
up on Cybervillage, sometimes I use Publisher getting on with my work. 
Outrageously, I occasionally use the PCcard at the same time.  None of this
disturbs Termite in the slightest.

Mind you, Termite can be upset.  Seems that using Artworks in a big way can
cause the occasional glitch but nothing that Alt-break can't solve.

Most termite moaners, in my humble opinion, are either using it alongside
some pretty dodgy other software or haven't bothered to upgrade to the
latest versions.  Certainly my copy of the ANT suite (which is up to date
and quite highly rated by me in some areas) is not so reliable on my
machine.

Cheers

Alan 



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