PII 300

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We have a G6-300 and dell laptop both running win98se and same CPU
(slow). 96 MB RAM. Netscape 7.1 and IE 5.5 seem to take too much
resources and frequently crash. I've read in this newsgroup (I think)
that there are other browsers that are less resource intensive? Any
suggestions appreciated.
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[smith]

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A PII 300 shouldn't crash with MSIE 5.5, I run a Gateway Solo 5100, PII 266,
96MB of RAM with MSIE 6 and have no trouble. Make sure you don't have
useless programs running in the back ground eating up the resources.


"An & Larry" <tpsdoc@pol.net> wrote in message
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> We have a G6-300 and dell laptop both running win98se and same CPU
> (slow). 96 MB RAM. Netscape 7.1 and IE 5.5 seem to take too much
> resources and frequently crash. I've read in this newsgroup (I think)
> that there are other browsers that are less resource intensive? Any
> suggestions appreciated.
> --
> A & L
>
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Smith wrote:
> A PII 300 shouldn't crash with MSIE 5.5, I run a Gateway Solo 5100, PII 266,
> 96MB of RAM with MSIE 6 and have no trouble. Make sure you don't have
> useless programs running in the back ground eating up the resources.
>
>
Nice to know that there's hope. I saw the recommended requirements for
IE 6 (PIII, 128 MB RAM) and got to thinking. I guess I should quit thinking.

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[Rocket]

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Try
1) Avant Browser: www.avantbrowser.com
2) MyIE2 or MyIE2 Lite: www.myie2.com
3) Slim Browser: www.flashpeak.com/sbrowser
4) K-Meleon: kmeleon.sourceforge.net
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"An & Larry" <tpsdoc@pol.net> wrote in message
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> We have a G6-300 and dell laptop both running win98se and same CPU
> (slow). 96 MB RAM. Netscape 7.1 and IE 5.5 seem to take too much
> resources and frequently crash. I've read in this newsgroup (I think)
> that there are other browsers that are less resource intensive? Any
> suggestions appreciated.
> --
> A & L
>
> Support your local PJ
>

 

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Rocket wrote:

> Try
> 1) Avant Browser: www.avantbrowser.com
> 2) MyIE2 or MyIE2 Lite: www.myie2.com
> 3) Slim Browser: www.flashpeak.com/sbrowser
> 4) K-Meleon: kmeleon.sourceforge.net
> --
> Rocket
>
>

Thanks for the suggestions. Didn't know there were more than 2.


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Netscape 7.1 is loaded up with all the AOL-oriented trashware. As alternatives,
consider Mozilla 1.6, and Firebird (release number not on the tip of my tongue).
Both of them stop pop-ups dead in their tracks. Firebird is supposed to be the
lean-and-mean one. My son uses it, and likes it a lot. I use Mozilla 1.6.
Both are open-source browsers, free of charge, and undergoing continued
enhancement, unlike the relatively moribund IE.

Visit www.mozilla.org .

I have also serviced client machines in which IE has gotten completely hosed up
and become totally non-functional. I've installed Mozilla, which works, of
course. Once in a while I've even succeeded in downloading IE6 using Mozilla,
then actually getting a working IE again. The only alternative is the painful
one of reformatting the hard drive and installing everything from scratch again.
But without backup and all original software program media, this is often
unacceptable to my clients. Last week, I installed Mozilla on a client's
computer, and get IE6 back to the point where it would only lock up the computer
half of the time when browsing, and would lock up the computer on the Yahoo home
page. So I explained in 30 sec how to use Mozilla, and that is that.

All of the above strongly argues against the Microsoft party line and practice
of continuning to integrate tightly its poorly designed toys into its equally
poorly designed operating system. Neither the US DOJ in its aborted anti-trust
suit nor Mario Monti's EU trust busters gave sufficient consideration to the
effect on consumers of essentially unrepairable software. Nope, there is no
magic repair button for this, either... Ben Myers

On Sun, 02 May 2004 17:17:30 -0700, An & Larry <tpsdoc@pol.net> wrote:

>We have a G6-300 and dell laptop both running win98se and same CPU
>(slow). 96 MB RAM. Netscape 7.1 and IE 5.5 seem to take too much
>resources and frequently crash. I've read in this newsgroup (I think)
>that there are other browsers that are less resource intensive? Any
>suggestions appreciated.
>--
>A & L
>
>Support your local PJ
>

 

[smith]

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They just put those recomendations to cover their butts, I have MSIE version
5.01 running on a Dell Latitude that's a 486DX with 21MB of RAM, Windows 95
and it works perfect. Well except for the fact that the video is so old it
only supports 640x480 screen resolution...doh.

Anyway, I dowloaded the exe for 5.01, which was a pain in the ass to find,
if you wanna try that let me know and I'll upload it for you. The 486 runs
it with no trouble so I know it can't eat up system resources very bad at
all.

Smith

"An & Larry" <tpsdoc@pol.net> wrote in message
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> Smith wrote:
> > A PII 300 shouldn't crash with MSIE 5.5, I run a Gateway Solo 5100, PII
266,
> > 96MB of RAM with MSIE 6 and have no trouble. Make sure you don't have
> > useless programs running in the back ground eating up the resources.
> >
> >
> Nice to know that there's hope. I saw the recommended requirements for
> IE 6 (PIII, 128 MB RAM) and got to thinking. I guess I should quit
thinking.
>
> --
> A & L
>
> Support your local PJ
>