__/ [ Jerry McBride ] on Monday 27 November 2006 02:27 \__
> TheLetterK wrote:
>
>> Jerry McBride wrote:
>>> TheLetterK wrote:
>>>
>>>> John A. Bailo wrote:
>>>>> OLPC Web Browser
>>>>> http://youtube.com/watch?v=fpElb3B2Osk
>>>> I like the UI design, but it looks like they're having performance
>>>> problems.
>>>
>>> You missed the whole idea behind the project... these aren't cutting
>>> edge, gamming laptops. They serve a purpose that goes beyond gamming
>>> envionments and what-not.
>>
>> Did I imply that? We are talking about the same video, right? Did you
>> see how long it took for engadget to load? Even digg wasn't very fast.
>> My PDA can render pages faster than that!
>
> You're PDA has nothing comparable to the OLPC. You can do better...
Don't forget that:
1. power consumption is a factor, so speed will be affected.
GNOME/xfce/KDE were rejected for a reason. I'm not sure how Fluxbox
would have coped, but it's odd and unsuitable for newbees.
2. The interface is built to be universal, i.e. little language
and more symbolic cues.
Engadget and YouTube have a very solid infrastructure behind, so if you
encounter slowness, the issue is more likely to be associated with your ISP.
At least that would be the safe(r) guess to make when suspicion arises...
unless you can quickly try some (open) proxies.
Best wishes,
Roy
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