><...snip...> > >Now, with 256 megs, IE 5 zips along drastically faster than iCab or >Netscape or Opera. I use it about 99% of the time now, except that >it is much more unstable than iCab and Netscape. Particularly during >downloads, rather than getting faster and faster as the download >progresses like most ftp & http streams, it gets slower and slower. >Ironically, this means anything larger than 5 or 6 megs is too large >to download because it slows to a complete halt before the download >finishes!!! > >Same appears to happen with really large web sites (Anyone else >experience this? It's what my homies would call whack.) After it >slows to a halt, it likes to be Cmd-Opt-Esc'ed, which then makes the >whole system unstable. It was once said, "If cars were made by >Microsoft..." I believe? > >I can't get Moz 1 to work in 8.6, which is a shame because we all >know there ain't a whole lotta difference between 8.6 and 9.0. >Anyone know of a way around this, or have Metroworks CW and some time >to compile it natively under 8.6? I would play with it myself if I >had Code Warrior (although I've never programmed on a Mac, just *nix).
Are you using the latest 5.1.4 IE? I found that I had a similar problem with 5.0, but it seems to have been resolved with 5.1. Also, try allocating a RAM disk and having IE use that as it's Cache. Finally, how full is your system disk and how fragmented is it? -- Mr. PopMan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - "Does anybody want to play a game of pinball?" Education is a lifelong journey whose destination expands as you travel. Jim Stovall-The Ultimate Gift -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Apple PCI Video Cards from $19.99, MacOS 8.5 CD $79.99 Replacement Parts IN STOCK, Apple CDROMs from $19.99 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
