a question

Mike Mitchell mdmit at texas.net
Wed Jul 2 14:34:10 EDT 1997


At 11:04 AM 7/2/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Thomas W. Perrin wrote:
>> I can tell you that Lynx (text only) on our Dynix system is the slowest,
>> most frustrating, useless piece of software going...

>Then Jerry Kuntz wrote:
>This sounds like the Dynix host (or whatever machine your copy of Lynx
>resides on) or its net connection is the source of the slowness. We're
>running Lynx on the same machine as our Netscape server, and Lynx can
>connect/display sites consistently faster than Netscape (even with
>graphics turned off). Is Lynx as easy to navigate as Netscape? No.
>
And I say:
I've always seen Lynx' speediness as one of its greatest assets. Loading
graphics is a very time consuming process and Lynx thankfully cuts that out
of the formula. It has always been quick for me. I don't even find the
navigation too bad now that I'm used to it. I can go most anywhere with just
the arrow keys. I suppose if the program or system is poorly configured that
would degredate the experience. I've run it on both Linux and DOS platforms.

Mike Mitchell
Technical Services Librarian
System Administrator
Dittlinger Memorial Library
New Braunfels, TX 78130
mdmit at texas.net



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