On 1/15/03 10:04 AM, "Jeremy Derr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wednesday, January 15, 2003, at 09:01 AM, Mick Ring wrote: > >>> Not sure why I would want to view a lot of links at one time. Do >>> they all >>> come up in one window, or do a bunch of windows open up? And >>> wouldn't it >>> take a long time for all of them to load? >> >> In tabbed browsing, they all come up in one window, each with a >> different >> tab that switches the view. It doesn't take a long time to load >> because they >> all load simultaneously. > > this depends on your net connection. > > on a Modem, they would all load simultaneously, multiplying your > latency by an order of magnitude. that is, it'd slow your already slow > internet connection down to a crawl. > > on a faster network, it would still be slower than loading pages > one-at-a-time, but depending on your connection, maybe not enough to > notice. > Well, that seems like it would be an advantage for a dial-up connection. While you're viewing one page, the rest are downloading in the background, and then when you're ready to view another page, it's already there and ready to view. But with a cable modem, the individual pages loaded instantly (or almost instantly) for me in Chimera, one-at-a-time. Gerry -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
