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[XincLloyd]

Wow, thanks Avian for the page change. Load issues are gone, now.


I've been massaging my machine configuration, setup, and memory config, to get the old page to load without annoying delays.

I finally noticed that while the Frappr site was being accessed, my disc drive access light was on for the full 3 minutes. Since I had virtual memory off, I though this rather odd. I spent the day freeing up disk space so I could try using virtual memory (the disk was pretty full). Then IE5 started giving me memory low messages while the AM page was loading. I doubled its memory allocation and noticed that the Frappr map added over 10 Meg to IE5 mem utilizarion size when the map finally loaded in the main page. I was just going to try uping Mozilla's mem allocation and then try Virtual memory when AM's page CHANGED to NOT load from the Frappr site!

Now there is no problem to work around! Guess I'll never know if I could have fixed it from my end. But, that's not to be construed as a complaint!

Thanks again!
Cheers,

P.S. I have disc space again, and it's all backed up!


Regarding platform discussions:
I have been using a windowing GUI and mouse since 1979 (at Xerox). The Mac copied that user interface, and much later Microscum with windows. Been using Macs at home and work since 1984. I've used PC's at work, too. It wasn't until Windows 98 that the Wintel platform approached the utility (but not the reliability) of the MAC in 1984. With the new Macs switching to Intel platform, the software seems to be the major differentiator these days. I have more investigation to do. But, it is still quite clear that going to a PC also means replacing ALL the software titles I currently have. Right now, I am eyeballin the iMac with the big screen. But, I am hoping to delay the purchase 'til my next birthday present, and prolong the ongoing obolesence factor.

And, for VAXman, I do avoid MS stuff whenever possible. Historicly, they have a very strange concept of quality from my viewpoint. But, if it's free, I'll give it a try sometimes.

[Rick and Roll]

Originally Posted by XincLloyd

Wow, thanks Avian for the page change. Load issues are gone, now.

As one who knows little about this stuff, I found that increasing memory cures a lot of ills.