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Message: 3749

Author: Gregory, Steve

Date: 18/09/2003

Subject: Re: [Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy] JSWII PC testing

 

>It's JavaScript, not Java. JavaScript is usually used to create
>annoying pop-ups on websites, Java is usually the thing responsible for
>crashing your browser. Safari is pretty good performance-wise but has a
>few bugs, all related to getting the state of the keys, which obviously
>makes playing games out of the question; Mozilla and derivatives aren't
>exactly performance beasts on the Mac (I have a 400MHz G3 PB running OS
>X); IE, whilst now the worst of the bunch as far as most things go, is
>the only browser capable of playing my MM version.

Mozilla is actually my favourite browser, but it does need some power doesn't it! I've got it on os9 for my 9600/350 and it's almost unusable at times, but the iBook runs it perfectly well and is as fast as Safari/Camino/etc
Guess it just needs the horse power!

>> Have u an url for me to test this?
>
>http://www.bigredswitch.co.uk/games/mm/

thanks, i'll try this tonight on the iBook.

>700MHz, slow!? A 700MHz iBook must be a like a Ferrari next to my
>Morris Minor of a Pismo PowerBook.

well, i really meant it compared to the rest of apple's lineup that u can buy. It's not slow!:-) It performs excellent on all our current apps, though loading is slower than i expected. But i guess that's a laptop hard drive for u..
GoLive, GraphicConveror, and OfficeX are the main apps we use atm and all are zippy fast! Though once i've got the G5, that illusion could be shattered!! ;-)

>> ohh and i get my G5 next week, so an even better test :-D
>
>Now you're rubbing it in!

hehee didn't mean to honest ;-)
I can't wait to get my lovely G5!! AND Panther comes out around xmas which is rumored to increase G5 performance by 30/40%! :-o Anyways, i'm due a new computer - this 9600 was made last millenium! And the iBook is the gf's, so i'm only allowed on it when she's not using it! Humph!

Will try the link later, cheers for that. I'll let u know how the little laptop fairs..

ATB, Steve.

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