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Verily, verily Quentin Christensen <minx@ozramp.net.au> didst write on
Thu, 30 Apr 1998 11:22:04 +1000 in
nz.comp:<3547D23C.AD120E34@ozramp.net.au>...

>Patrick Dunford wrote:
>> 
>> Verily, verily "DRS" <simpsond@removethis.tig.com.au> didst write on
>> Wed, 29 Apr 1998 22:54:21 +1000 in
>> nz.comp:<6i77ro$aie$1@newsource.ihug.co.nz>...
>> 
>> >Patrick Dunford wrote in message <354689ef.3479752@news.caverock.co.nz>...
>> >
>> >[...]
>> >
>> >>>The way I see it if the user's browser isn't up to scratch or still using
>> >>>win3 fuck'em.
>> >>
>> >>Very considerate of you :)
>> >>
>> >>> Obviously they're not interested in any fancy stuff and
>> >>>probably run on a crap machine.
>> >>
>
>I'm using a p2 233, running w95, and netscape communicator 4.something,
>but I'd prefer looking at a page written nice and simple without all the
>bells and whistles anyday, not only is it faster to load - a major
>consideration for anyone with a web page - but invariably it is easier
>to read.  People think, great, I can put in this that or the other and
>my page will look stunning, but then forget to make the damn thing
>readable or navigatable.  Unless I really want to look at a particular
>page, I'm not going to wait while it downloads 1/2 a meg of crap to make
>it look pretty.

Yes, pain in the ... have you noticed so often they don't put
alternate text for all the buttons and things (I nearly always browse
these days with the images off)

>
>
>> >>Or a machine that they can afford to buy. Schools and community
>> >>organisations come to mind.
>> >
>
>Most of the problems associated with download time are due to slow
>access speeds through ISP's - their really isn't that much time
>difference writing a file to a hard drive on a 486 or a p2, it's the
>time it takes to get the file from the server that takes up most of the
>downloading time.

No, but not only may it be a 486 but also running Windows 3.1 which is
anathema to this person.

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