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Re: JPEG Transmogrifier now at 1.0b1

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From: Brendan McKay
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 00:00
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In article <skov-1011951602360001@mxs233.rh.psu.edu> skov@psu.edu (Michael Skovrinskie) writes:
>In article <47to8r$3im@info-server.bbn.com>, Michael K. Daly
><mdaly@bbn.com> wrote:
>
>>: I would just like to point out that Netscape 2.0b1 is a bug-riddled
>>: disaster that very likely will not be cleared up until well after that
>>: date.
>>
>>I agree.  However, I've been using 2.0b2 for several weeks now (ever since
>>it came out) and have had NO problems.  I'm not disputing you, but
>>there are some people out there who would benefit from progressive JPEGs.
>
>ON the other hand, I haven't been able to use b2 for more than 5 seconds
>without it crashing my machine, no matter what I do.

My experience exactly.  The quality control at that company is pathetic.  
After playing with it for an hour or so, I have a corrupt hard disk.
Yeah, I can't prove that Netscape did it, but there's no way I'm going
to touch Netscape 2.0 again for quite a while.  Mosaic is looking better 
by the minute...

Brendan.
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From: bdm@cs.rit.edu (Brendan McKay)
Subject: Re: JPEG Transmogrifier now at 1.0b1
Date: 1995/11/11
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