Re: Netscape on non-PowerPC Macs

John Hemmerly (JMH_JR@PICKERINGTON.K12.OH.US)
Tue, 5 Mar 1996 11:10:43 EST

Scott Granneman asked;
>My problem: I am wondering how Netscape 2.0 performs on non-PowerPC Macs.
>I've seen it on 5200/75 LC's (the machines at Crossroads) and on a Power100,
>Power120, and Power132 (my machines). I've never seen Netscape 2.0 run on
>68K Macs, tho. Is there much of a difference? How great is the speed
>increase? Is there an increase in stability? (I've found Netscape to be the
>most buggy, crash-prone program I've ever seen, even with [a] Netscape
>Defrost, [b] 15 MB of RAM allocated to it, and [c] Network Connections
>reduced to 2).

Reply;
I have used LCII's, 580's, 5200/75LC's and 6100/66's with netscape.
They all work fine. Most of my work is done on a 580. It is noticeably
faster than the LCII. The 5200 may be a little faster than the 580, but its most
noticeable difference is the larger screen.

I am not sure of this, but I believe all of these machines are faster than the
connections that most people have access to. It is not usually the machine
that limits speed but your connection method. I am fortunate to have a T-1 at
school. I would rather use netscape on an LCII and T-1 at school than biggest
fastest machine available with my 14.4 modem at home.

As for bugs, I have experienced a few crashes since I began using netscape
2.0, but I have a hard time complaining, it was free! I have not yet retrieved
Defrost, I guess I will have to do that.

my $.02

John Hemmerly
Technology Resource Leader
Pickerington Local Schools
Ohio
jmh_jr@pickerington.k12.oh.us