On Mon, 24 Apr 2000 14:00:00 -0800 Gregory J. Feig wrote:
> ....NO..!!!
> ....I'm am seriously sorry, but I cannot agree with you....
> (...)
> ...MEMORY....this is not a problem....except that most DOS will not read
> and access more than 16Mbyte, and programs get ONLY 640Kbytes to run in.
>
Actually, Gregy, that ISN'T the memory problem that we're complaining
about. What IS the problem is that Arachne will start off a session
telling you that you have 140kB available and then, after a few
back-and-forth type browsings, tell you (if you look) that you only have
30kB left and it is about to enter the world of the Three Skulls. THAT'S
the problem! Thta's NOT a feature. It's NOT anything else other than a
B-U-G (sloppy programming, call it what you will) and it needs to be
FIXED!
> I have been blunt, here, but not harsh or brutal...and I recognise your
> right to say what you have been saying, but this needed to be said, too.
> No one has been emphatically stating this viewpoint...so I have...and
> you can dismiss this as coming from a somewhat ineffectual newbie to
> this list, but I don't dismiss YOUR opinion as "ossified output" from
> the senile-oldies on the list.
>
That's totally fair comment. As a senile-oldie (a surprisingly
accurate description, considering that you've never even met me!!!), I
do understand that others have a different viewpoint and I respect that.
I also agree that we don't NEED the wonders of Javascript, but we DO
need our browser to ignore them GRACEFULLY, rather than locking up
solid, requiring a re-boot and another telephone call with a minimum
charge (at least here in England, that's the screw). Also, I'd like to
be able to order things over the web, not because it's new and flashy to
do so, but because many firms offer, e.g., free delivery if you do. To
find just a blank grey screen saying 'not supported' when I click on
'order it!' is a major frustration, which I'd like to see fixed.
Anyway - keep up the good work. We all need someone else's views,
even if we won't admit it!!
All the best,
Ol' Ron.
