I have to agree completely with this point. My primary machine at this time is a 6400/180/136MB RAM. And IE 5 ran very well on this machine withouth any stalls or hang ups for quite awhile..
on 8/4/03 5:41 AM, David Elmo at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > IE 5. may be unstable on machines with low RAM, small MHz processors, older > OSs, but it is simply not true that this would be the case with Monique's > 7500 with a 300mhz Sonnet upgrade processor, 288MB of RAM and OS 9.1 - the > original set up that this question arose from ... > > david_elmo > > >> Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2003 19:44:03 -0600 >> Subject: Re: Best Browser? >> From: Eric Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> IE is good, but IE 5 tends to be very unstable. 4.5 is better in my >> opinion, even though it's not as recent. I recently got rid of Mac OS 8.1 on >> my PM 7300/180 because the previous owner didn't send me the 8.1 cd's. >> (Therefore makeing me the proud owner of an illegal OS) Now I'm using good >> 'ol 7.5.5, and I can only use IE 3, but I am using iCab 2.9, which rocks the >> party. (Except in Javascript, and I'm having troubles getting it to use the >> old MRJ.) >> Cheers, >> ES >> >> >> >> Sent from a PowerMac 7300/180 with Mac OS 7.5.3 and Microsoft Internet Mail >> and News 3.0. >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> God Bless!! >> >> ---------- >>> From: David Elmo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Subject: Re: Best Browser? >>> Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2003 10:36:47 +1000 >>> >>> I know you want to experiment. For Mac OSs before 10, IE and Icab are the >>> best in my opinion. >>> >>> If IE works for you, why not stay with it? It is without doubt one of the >>> best. It has to be because that is what web site makers use for their >>> standard, a sort of catch 22 that has a history. I'd say to be sure to have >>> the latest 5. for the Mac (I have 5.1.6 - I think there is a 5.1.7). >>> >>> I too love Icab, looks nice and has some great features like being able to >>> open up a source file on one's own computer. What is not properly developed >>> is its ability to handle css (style instructions that are specified by the >>> web site maker for the pages). >>> >>> But, what can't you do in icab, give some examples of addresses etc. It may >>> be that you need to attend to the business of setting your preferences, all >>> sorts of things things file helpers. Pay attention particularly to the >>> preferences/Javascript/'Identity/settings'/identity. I tick the MIE and >> put >>> in a 5 version - this identifies the browser as IE to web sites and helps - >>> think: the doorman lets in people with proper dress and gives scruffy >> others >>> a hard time. I know ... Mac people like us have pride but one sometimes >>> needs to swallow it ... Also give Icab as much memory as you can afford, >>> set prefs to throw out the cache on quit ... It goes on and on. >>> >>> >>>> Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2003 23:18:51 -0700 >>>> Subject: Best Browser? >>>> From: "Monique .A. Cline" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> >>>> Hey all! >>>> >>>> I've got a 7500 with a 300mhz Sonnet upgrade processor, 288MB of RAM, and >> OS >>>> 9.1, and am wondering which of the browsers out there are the best. I >> don't >>>> need a "Messenger"-type or chat feature, and have downloaded both Mozilla >>>> and Opera, but both keep crashing, ESPECIALLY Opera. I have I.E and >> Icab, >>>> and I really love Icab 2.9, but there are just too many websites that >> just >>>> don't show up in Icab that will show up in I.E. I haven't used Netscape >>>> since I couldn't import my email and the last version I tried (6.0 or >> 4.79?) >>>> just ran too slow. >>>> >>>> Are there any more out there browsers out there that I should try? Is >> there >>>> something that I may be doing to these browsers that makes them quit or >> go >>>> slow? Is there something I could/should do to upgrade performance for >> any >>>> of them? >>>> >>>> All advice extremely welcome! >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Monique >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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? 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