Re: 1960's VR photos

[david <david@nmit.vic.edu.au>]

Michael wrote:

> 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.

I hear that IE5 will load other grpahoc format photos, BMP's etc, which maked
it hard for other browsers.....

Regards,
David Head