David Murray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> In netscape.public.mozilla.general the people heard Asa Dotzler say these
> wise words:
>
> >Tim Smith wrote:
> >
> >> Just a question, but does anyone have any idea what the size would be
> >> if all of a sudden someone decided Mozilla was ready for release
> >> tomorrow.
> >
> >Tim, take a look at the installer build for an idea about release size.
> > The win32 installer build today is a 7.4MB download.
>
> Ahhh...
>
> When I see an application that takes 7.4MB compressed, I have to think
back
> to what I used to be able to do using a 6502 chip and 16K(!) of RAM and
> floppies that held 140K!
>
> When I see this, I think that it's a joke for an email client / Newsgroup
> reader application to take up 7.4MB even before installation and 12.8MB
> installed!!!
>
> You should remember that for many these are the principal use that Mozilla
> serves them.
>
> It's also not bad to keep in mind that the Xnews reader can be downloaded
> as a zip file of 572KB!
>
> That is the size of your opposition - and it's got some pretty good
> features too!
>
> TTFN
> D.
>
Xnews is a hack job and not for the faint of heart.
jy
