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>Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 21:40:22 -0400
>Subject: Re: Best OS for a 5300
>From: "Frank Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>The first is related to this thread. I've seen lots of posts on the
>"optimal" OS to run, some of them contradictory. Specifically, will I
>really get a noticable benefit (i.e. when running IE 5.1) if I back-off to
>OS8.1? The sluggish finder I'm experiencing is annoying, but I can live with
>it, so I'm really interested in benefits that impact IE.
For IE, I doubt that you'll see any real improvement. The older ppc chip
is just not fast enough to render all of the graphic elements and page
layouts that we find in web pages today. If you set up IE so that it
doesn't load images, you'll see an improvement.
>My second question relates to the usage of SpeedDoubler 8. I've also seen
>contradictary posts on this topic. The latest seems to conclude that it
>doesn't make any difference once you move to the later OSs (e.g. OS8.6).
>Will SpeedDoubler 8 really help me with my primary requirement (if I stay
>with OS8.6 or switch to OS8.1).
At worst, SpeedDoubler won't hurt, and you can always de-install it.
While it is true that it is less useful with later versions of
MacOS/applications (especially since more of these later programs are PPC
native), I find that the Speed Copy function is still substantially
faster than the OS routines, especially when copying files over a
network, but even when copying on the same system. The "Copy Agent"
feature is also great for performing lightweight backups. If you try it,
be sure to use v8.1.2.
>Any other obvious (or not so obvious) things I should do to (or with) my
>5300 to make it more "zippy" with IE 5.1?
>
>And finally, am I expecting too much from my 5300 when I'd like a webpage to
>download/display in less than 5-10 seconds (on average)
Again, yes, unless you have graphics turned off.
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