19 Nov
2001
19 Nov
'01
8:06 a.m.
I've drawn the conclusion that the only real
memory-hog is the Netscape
browser.
A couple of folks have advised me to install a 32MB simm for that purpose
alone.
It would certainly be a shame to make the system buckle when browsing just
because it lacks RAM.
I would give iCab a try (www.icab.de), it is free, and works extremely
well. It uses way less RAM than Netscape, so it should work with just 8mb
installed (4mb might be tight). I am running the latest version right now
and it is taking up just 2.9mb of RAM.
It is also faster and more stable than Netscape in my experience... and
it is actively under development even for the 68k version, something you
won't get with Netscape (the 68k version is dead in the water for
Netscape).
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
19 Nov
19 Nov
10:33 a.m.
Well, I hope it's documented. At least there's a NETSCRAPE for DUMMIES book I
can give someone for Christmas. How difficult is it to learn this iCab? I
don't want to have to learn it in order to teach someone else. Is it pretty
intuitive? (that way I can answer questions on the phone and have some chance
of guessing right.)
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris" <mythtech(a)Mac.com>
To: "Classic Computer" <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: OT: paging MAC expert(s) --- What's a Performa?
I've drawn
the conclusion that the only real memory-hog is the Netscape
browser.
A couple of folks have advised me to install a 32MB simm for that purpose
alone.
It would certainly be a shame to make the system buckle when browsing just
because it lacks RAM.
I would give iCab a try (www.icab.de), it is free, and works extremely
well. It uses way less RAM than Netscape, so it should work with just 8mb
installed (4mb might be tight). I am running the latest version right now
and it is taking up just 2.9mb of RAM.
It is also faster and more stable than Netscape in my experience... and
it is actively under development even for the 68k version, something you
won't get with Netscape (the 68k version is dead in the water for
Netscape).
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
9:55 p.m.
Well, I hope it's documented. At least
there's a NETSCRAPE for DUMMIES book I
can give someone for Christmas. How difficult is it to learn this iCab? I
don't want to have to learn it in order to teach someone else. Is it pretty
intuitive? (that way I can answer questions on the phone and have some chance
of guessing right.)
It works pretty much the same as Netscape, just looks a bit different,
(especially if you install alternave buttons etc.) - nothing you can't
easily understand from a litle Netscape experience.
Now Cyberdog - that *was* different ;-)
--
Cheers,
Stan Barr stanb(a)dial.pipex.com
The future was never like this!
20 Nov
20 Nov
11:28 a.m.
Well, that's good, but the ultimate end user has no Netscape experience, and
I've got not even enough to be dangerous. I never liked Nestcape because you
had to buy that %$#@! Trumpet Winsock to make it work, and that crapped up a lot
of other Windows functions.
Nevertheless, I want to take a look at iCab. If it works easily enough and
lives in considerably less memory than Netscape, I'm all for it!
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stan Barr" <stanb(a)dial.pipex.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 1:55 AM
Subject: Re: OT: paging MAC expert(s) --- What's a Performa?
> Well, I hope it's documented. At least
there's a NETSCRAPE for DUMMIES book
I
> can give someone for Christmas. How difficult is
it to learn this iCab? I
> don't want to have to learn it in order to teach someone else. Is it pretty
> intuitive? (that way I can answer questions on the phone and have some
chance
of guessing
right.)
It works pretty much the same as Netscape, just looks a bit different,
(especially if you install alternave buttons etc.) - nothing you can't
easily understand from a litle Netscape experience.
Now Cyberdog - that *was* different ;-)
--
Cheers,
Stan Barr stanb(a)dial.pipex.com
The future was never like this!
9:33 p.m.
Richard Erlacher skrev:
Well, that's good, but the ultimate end user has no
Netscape experience, and
I've got not even enough to be dangerous. I never liked Nestcape because you
had to buy that %$#@! Trumpet Winsock to make it work, and that crapped up a
lot of other Windows functions.
What kind of bollocks is that? How do you expect to run a web browser without
a TCP/IP stack? I suppose you wouldn't fancy Netscape on the Mac any more,
since you had to buy MacTCP in order to run that.
Buyt then again, what browser doesn't require a TCP/IP stack in order to be
used online?
--
En ligne avec Thor 2.6a.
21 Nov
21 Nov
1:43 a.m.
Richard Erlacher skrev:
>Well, that's good, but the ultimate end user has no Netscape experience, and
>I've got not even enough to be dangerous. I never liked Nestcape because you
>had to buy that %$#@! Trumpet Winsock to make it work, and that crapped up a
buy!? In the day when we had to use Trumpet Winsock, it came free when you
signed up for an internet account. But this was on Windows 3.1.
lot of other
Windows functions.
20 Nov
20 Nov
9:43 p.m.
Hi,
"Richard Erlacher" <edick(a)idcomm.com> said:
Well, that's good, but the ultimate end user has
no Netscape experience, and
I've got not even enough to be dangerous. I never liked Nestcape because you
had to buy that %$#@! Trumpet Winsock to make it work, and that crapped up a lot
of other Windows functions.
Nevertheless, I want to take a look at iCab. If it works easily enough and
lives in considerably less memory than Netscape, I'm all for it!
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stan Barr" <stanb(a)dial.pipex.com>
>
> It works pretty much the same as Netscape, just looks a bit different,
> (especially if you install alternave buttons etc.) - nothing you can't
> easily understand from a litle Netscape experience.
>
Unfortuantely, the last time I looked the online help was available only in
German! However if you turn on balloon help each function is well - if
briefly - explained (in English!).
--
Cheers,
Stan Barr stanb(a)dial.pipex.com
The future was never like this!
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