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Article #49Re: Netscape 2.0b2 (was JPEG Transmogrifier now at 1.0b1)
From: Brendan McKay
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 1995 00:00
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 1995 00:00
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In article <creative-1011951716140001@slip153.inlink.com> creative@inlink.com (Lanny Chambers) writes: >In article <skov-1011951602360001@mxs233.rh.psu.edu>, skov@psu.edu >(Michael Skovrinskie) 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. > >I don't know about the PC version, but Mac 2.0b2 works OK (for a beta), as >long as you don't let its amazing memory leak fill its Get Info >allocation. I give it 15 MB, open About This Macintosh, and keep an eye on >the RAM bar. WIth that much RAM to play in, it'll last for a couple of >hours. When it hits 90% or so, it's time to quit and relaunch Netscape. >Otherwise...kaBOOM! You have low standards! Note what your discovery implies: that the Netscape crowd never tested it over an extended period of time. What sort of beta release is that? What sort of shitty company is that? Brendan.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 11261f,e26bbe70beee6fac X-Google-Attributes: gid11261f,public X-Google-Thread: fefc7,e26bbe70beee6fac X-Google-Attributes: gidfefc7,public X-Google-Thread: fb1cd,e26bbe70beee6fac X-Google-Attributes: gidfb1cd,public X-Google-Thread: 103d75,e26bbe70beee6fac X-Google-Attributes: gid103d75,public X-Google-Thread: 11488e,e26bbe70beee6fac X-Google-Attributes: gid11488e,public From: bdm@cs.rit.edu (Brendan McKay) Subject: Re: Netscape 2.0b2 (was JPEG Transmogrifier now at 1.0b1) Date: 1995/11/12 Message-ID: <1995Nov12.001628.10225@cs.rit.edu> X-Deja-AN: 119135831 sender: news@cs.rit.edu (USENET News Admin) references: <47to8r$3im@info-server.bbn.com> <skov-1011951602360001@mxs233.rh.psu.edu> <creative-1011951716140001@slip153.inlink.com> organization: Australian National University newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.graphics,comp.infosystems.www.authoring.html,comp.infosystems.www.authoring.images,comp.graphics.apps.photoshop,best.www