I've got a stock 7300/180/2gig/384mb ram and use IE 5, the latest version for the classic OS. It runs as good or better than anything else, specifically on reloading pages. Netscape (any version, Mac or PC) has a very irritating "function" whereby if you decide to resize the window for any reason, it *reloads* the whole page! And my computer, as I've just stated, ain't exactly a G4! IE doesn't do that and loads (and reloads) pages beautifully. I use the double-memory allotment and recently tried the "cache-in-the-ramdisk" trick. Very nice, backpages and forwards almost instantly with my cable connection. Didn't try Opera, iCab was fine but didn't seem to run any better than IE, and Netscape, aside from what I just said, seemed to c-r-a-w-l on my computer. I tried 4.79, FYI.
Just as Netscape is finished drawing the page, it clears everything and redraws it. It's penchant for redrawing/reloading is what drove me to IE.
The latest version of IE for pre OS X that I have is 5.1.4. Get at least 5.1. With this version MicroSlop introduced a clever feature, it doesn't litter the System folder with it's files, they are all stored (except preference stuff) in the application's folder. What a novel concept.
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Clark Martin
Redwood City, CA, USA
Macintosh / Internet Consulting
"I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway"
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