At 3:00 PM -0700 10/21/2009, Ashgrove wrote: >I have tried several consecutive G4 Firefox builds on my >Leopard-running eMac (1.25Ghz CPU, 1.5GB RAM) and my Tiger-running >17" PowerBook (1.67Ghz, 2GB RAM).
7450 build, correct? >In both computers (and operating systems) they have proven VERY >unstable and I ended ditching them and installing the main version >--which runs without a glitch, upgrade after upgrade. Can't really tell what's happening without details: Page being visited, crash logs, plug-ins involved, etc. This is with the nightly builds vs the release builds or ? >The latest Safari is said to be very fast and stable, but I can't >bring myself to use it for long. The coverflow stuff in Safari 4 bugs the heck out of me. Luckily, you can turn that off. Ditto for the lag visiting sites, as it checks Google's evil site list - but again, you can turn that off. After that, Safari blows the doors off Firefox. Of course, all bets are off if you load the browser, any browser, down with fistfulls of plug-ins. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
