Ok. I've now installed Netscape 7 on my PM 7300/180 (OS 8.6). So far, I'm not that impressed; iCab 2.8.2 is faster. (the NS Readme does say it requires a 266-MHz PPC 604 or faster) (insert wisecracks about poorly written software that requires ultra fast CPUs to do even the simplest tasks)
The tab feature seems nice. But using the back button in iCab is just as fast. IOW, I think the Tab feature in NS 7 is simply using the cached data correctly - a first for Netscape versions. Previous vers insisted on re-downloading page elements instead of just displaying them, which resulted is long display times. iCab, Opera, Netscape 4, Netscape 7. hum. Mah hard drive is gettin full! Time to go hit eBay! :) - Dan. At 10:14 AM -0500 12/30/2002, Dan C wrote: >Thank you for the explination, James. I'm not really sure that they >have any advantage over my normal "mode" of surfing >(shift-cmd-clicking on a bunch of things then bouncing from one >window to the next at my leisure), other than organizational, but I'm >curious enough to go check 'em out. :) > >- Dan. > >At 04:42 PM -0800 12/29/2002, James S Jones wrote: >>Nope. Tabs are horizontal, located between the menu and window space. >>They only display if you have more than one tabbed window open, and >>then, only if tabbed display is turned on in the preferences. For the >>record, my initial take on them was "how dumb!" and "who cares?". I was >>wrong. >> >>Why tabbed windows? Because they make organizing a browse more >>convenient, especially if you have a slower connection. Here's how: You >>find an interesting article on MacWhatever.com, but it's split into 4 >>parts. With all the ads along the side, it takes forever to load each >>page. With tabbed browsing you can open the first page, then the >>second, third and forth in the same window. While the others are >>loading in the background, you can click the tab for page 1 and read >>away. By the time you're finished with that, page 2 is loaded, and so >>on. And, I'm sure I'm not alone in having to go back a page or two to >>figure out what the author is talking about. With tabs, they're still >>there a click away without having to reload anything from the server or >>the cache. >> >>Similarly, tabs make following hyperlinked threads from site to site >>much less confusing. The whole search and subject is in a single >>window. And, anyone who's shopped on eBay or searched for the best >>flights and fares should be able to imagine how having everything a >>click away in the same window can be. >> >>Can you do all this by opening multiple windows? Sure, but that's a lot >>more confusing and more resource intensive, as you have to load >>multiple instances of browser controls, etc. >> >>I believe almost any PCI Mac that can run IE can run Netscape or >>Mozilla as well or better. >> >>On Sunday, December 29, 2002, at 12:43 PM, Dan C wrote: >> >>> Tabs? You mean those extra vertical columns that waste more screen >>> real-estate, invented by microsloth to encourage peecee users to >>> purchase larger monitors? > >-- >- Psychoceramic Emeritus <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >- South Jersey, USA, Earth <http://cronus.spaceports.com/~darmok> >- Billions of people walking around - like Happy Meals with legs. > > >-- >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! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > >PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > >Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - South Jersey, USA, Earth <http://cronus.spaceports.com/~darmok> - Billions of people walking around - like Happy Meals with legs. -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
