Thomas G. Tamura wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just picked up a 1400cs and am a little puzzled as to the speed of this
> machine when trying to surf the internet. It has 32MB of RAM and I am using
> a 28.8K PC Card Modem (Global Village PowerPort Platinum.) I compared it to
> my 520c with 20MB of RAM, using the internal 19.2K modem and the 520c
> "seems" faster. I used Netscape 2.02 to compare both computers (and later a
> later version of Netscape and IE on the 1400cs, but of course it's much
> slower.) Any ideas?
With netscape 2.2 you're almost certainly using a 68K version, whihc
means it runs in emulation on the 1400.
Try running iCab on the two machines...you'll be pleasantly surprised,
I'll bet.
The OS version on the two machines is also important, especially
vis-a-vis PPC compatibility, PPC native code, and the amount of memory
each takes up with the system.
> Would using a 56K modem (either serial or PC card, although I am leaning
> more to the external serial, as I can use that with the 520c) increase the
> speed considerably or would the 1400 have problems keeping up anyway? Or a
> better question, would a G3 Wallstreet (or any other G3 PB,) be much faster
> than the 1400 with a 56K modem?
yes, and yes.
Faster computers = faster network experience, to a point. Definitely
moving up to a 56k modem will improve matters as well, probably more
than the faster computer.
--
Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group
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