Re: 1960's VR photos

["Chris Stratton" <stratton.chris.cp@nospam.bhp.com.au>]

Michael <mk@netstra.com.au> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> My findings are as follows:
>
> Attempt to load image in Internet Explorer. Half downloaded only, despite
> pressing ctrl-refresh a number of times.
>
> Attempt to load image in Netscape Communicator/Navigator. The image
> downloaded in full the first time.
>
> Lesson to be learnt from this experience. I've known this for quite a
> while now. Both web browsers are going further and further apart as far
> as compatibility with webpages goes. A lot of modern webpages are
> designed to work with one browser or the other. However in this case of
> the image not loading, it is probably attributable to Internet Explorer
> not giving the image enough time to completely download, as is a
> wonderful feature of Internet Explorer.
>
> My answer is, to have one copy of each browser installed and in use on
> the computer. I gave up on the whole "Netscape is better than IE" and
> vice versa thing ages ago. Both browsers have their annoyances, and are
> both much of a muchness.
>
> Regards
> Michael

I had no trouble at all with the pictures. I am using IE5 with Win98 and
with all available patches for both. I have noticed that downloading files
now works more reliably since I upgraded to Win98 from Win95B with the same
installation of IE5.
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Regards,
Chris Stratton
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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