I suppose if those applications written 2 years ago that ran well on your
486 did everything you ever wanted to do your 486 would still be just fine.
If you want to use the new applications and features, then get a machine
that's capable of running them, otherwise, stick with the applications you
were using that will run on your machine.
Mike Davis
DCS Online
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael R. Conder <mconder@xts.net>
To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com <ntisp@emerald.iea.com>
Date: Sunday, January 25, 1998 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: Customer Complaints about IE 4.0
>Yes, I agree....and I must say that IE does in fact replace key Windows 95
>system files. The how OS becomes sluggish on slower machines. I guess
it's a
>way of locking people into the MS and Intel business model of upgrading
every 6
>months.
>
>Gregory W. Bondy wrote:
>
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>> I humbly suggest we get off this thread quickly, or a holy war will
erupt.
>> But, for the record.... You must be on drugs to think IE4 uses 2/3 less
>> resources than Netscape. ;)
>>
>> At 11:37 PM 1/24/98 -0800, you wrote:
>> >No, IE4 is a BROWSER and BROWSER only, the fact they are having problems
>> >means they installed MORE Than the browser. There are several options
for
>> >what to install, and many choose to install more than "just the
browser."
>> > I assure you, IE4 BROWSER is ONLY a browser and it does absolutely no
>> >integration with your desktop unless you tell it to, it does not default
to
>> >it. :)
>> >
>> >And actually, IE uses about 2/3 that of resources than Netscape.
>> >
>> >----------
>> >From: Michael R. Conder
>> >Sent: Saturday, January 24, 1998 11:35 PM
>> >To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com
>> >Subject: Customer Complaints about IE 4.0
>> >
>> ><<File: vcard.vcf>>
>> >I have had many complaints about IE 4.0 from customers. Many don't like
>> >the fact that it is more than a browser, it is an operating system
>> >upgrade. Some have had troubles removing IE 4.0. IE 4.0 seems to
>> >really suck up the system resources on some slower Pentiums. My vote is
>> >with Netscape.
>> >
>> >
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