>>> >>> On Dec 17, 2004, at 2:08 AM, lovek wrote: >>> >>>>> I'm ready to take up the advice to move on from IE 5 to improve my >>>>> browsing >>>>> experience. I have a 7500/G3 runnin OS 9.1 >>>>> >>>>> Question: Whether iCab or WaMCom Mozilla, how do I transfer my >>>>> Favorites, >>>>> cookies, etc. from the old browser to the new? >>>>> >>>>> Bob >>>> >>>> Inspired by this I changed from IE to mozilla 1.3.1 and I had to >>>> change back again >>>> because it crashed constantly. and is as slow as dough. the scrolling >>>> is uneven with stalls >>>> and there are numerous crashes and stalls while you are surfin. I have >>>> about the same >>>> set up with a 7600 / 350 mhz + 320 mb ram and apart from the mozilla >>>> 1.3.1 the machine is flawless >>>> and works year in and out running almost day and night (I love my mac) >>>> - so watch out. >>> >>> You HAVE to feed it a pile of RAM, well over the paltry 'suggested' >>> amount. I'd go to 48-64 megs. Then it runs much better. >>> >>> There's also mozilla 1.2 (iirc) which was the last OS 9 compatible >>> official release. Same thing applies to RAM usage, feed it a lot and >>> it's much much happier. >>> >> >> I too wanted to change over comnpletely, but in the end continue to have to >> use IE. iCab is my second choice, the Mozilla release seems to crash a lot >> on my set-up no matter how much memory it has allocated. As you say Bruce, >> iCab runs pretty good with lots of memory given to it; for me, the same is >> true of IE5.1.7 -- it increased it's reliablity significantly when I boosted >> the amount of memory allocated to it. Occasionally I have run NS7.0 >> successfully, but don't tend to like its interface. Eventually I can see >> we're all -- meaning those using legacy hardware and software -- going to be >> up against a wall, but I figure (hope) it's "many" years down the road... >> > > Not sure Bruce said that about iCab? It is one of the few browsers that > actually work quite well on small RAM allocations, it is one of its boasts > and reasons... But it is badly flawed in css implementation and will not > work well for various form submissions on ebay and internet banking no > matter what you tell it to present as... > > Yes, many keep on coming back to IE because in many ways it is a good > browser for reasons I have argued before (distinct from the issue of web > designers "writing to it"). I have been using "Mozilla 1.3 copyright > 1998-2003 The Mozilla Organization" and it works nicely up to a point but I > suspect it too of causing trouble on my machine... More RAM on your machine, > more RAM allocated in memory to IE, clear the cache regularly, give it a > good sized cache (50MB or so), even clear it manually by grabbing it and > throwing it out (I do not fully trust the "clear cache now" button in > preferences/advance). > > David Elmo > > (just a little anecdote: there was a tiny flaw in some code on a page of > mine recently, (<td with missing end tag) The Mac IE just ignored it, > politely not mentioning anything and displaying the content perfectly. > Modern Windows browsers IE6, the Mac Safari and many others were stopped > cold in their tracks. That IE was able to do this is an example of its great > supple strength, an engineering marvel, a tall thick forgiving tree that > bends in gales and springs back... now I better stop provoking you all I > guess...) >
Yup, Bruce didn't say that about iCab, his reference was to Mozilla -- apologies. I should have said that iCab also "seems" to work better on my machine with more memory allocated... it was banking pages and eBay pages, btw, that did it for me. I hadn't thought of manually grabbing the cache and throwing it out -- sounds like a good idea. Rick -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
