first thx for the help more details, 3400/240, 144M, VM off, IE and NS caching to a 15M ram disk
i down rev'd CARBONLIB 1.6 down to 1.4 seemed to help, might be my wishful thinking though thx again > Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 22:39:26 -0400 > From: "Eric L. Strobel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: 3400 Qs cont - any ideas ??? > In-reply-to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > somewhere near the temporal coordinates of 5/29/03 7:56 PM, the entity known > as jim page transmitted the following from [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > >> >> looks like 8.6 is the "most" preferred OS for the 3400 >> >> does anyone have a list of the other "goodies" and the levels to get, like: >> - MRJ >> - CARBONLIB >> _ QUICKTIME >> - other stuff > > Consult the 'one-stop shop' for such things... > > http://www.versiontracker.com/systems/system86.shtml > >> >> i'm using IE 5.1 and NS 4.8, both seem to handle javascript and java very, >> very slowly with cable modem access. > > Do you have adequate RAM allocated to these apps?? Your cable modem should > have little to do with how well you handle java or javascript. Until they > execute, they're just like other page code you're downloading for display > and should come down to your machine fairly quickly. It's the execution > that could be boogered up. If you've got lots of plugins (or a few, but one > of them is Flash), then you need to bump up your browser's RAM allocation by > a bunch. > > Other possible factors include -- 1) are you having the browser cache on a > RAM disk or disk image (w/ ShrinkWrap you can tell it to load the entire > image into RAM if possible)? If not, then you could be bogging down due to > HD access, especially in the case of NS, which slams your drive with a > bazillion files. OR 2), are you accessing a site that's got a bandwidth > problem on their end? > > Hope some of this helps... > > - Eric. > -- -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
