Re: What do Mac users do while waiting for pages to load?

In article <nowhere-6FFEE3.20544026072005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Travelinman <nowhere@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In article <1122427575.525049.301210@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> dfritzin@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Panama Red wrote:
> > > Im just curious to know what Mac users do while waiting for web pages
> > > to load.
> > > Make coffee?
> > > Taxes?
> > > Read the Bible?
> > >
> > >
> > > My Mini (1GB RAM) is completely useless as it is too slow, and the
> > > graphics are horrible. Im contemplating giving it to my mother so that
> > > I dont have to hear her whining about viruses any more, Im not so sure
> > > Id be doing her a favor.
> > >
> > > Im guessing Macs are for people who are busy... so busy that they can
> > > get their excersize in while waiting for programs to load or do their
> > > taxes inbetween web pages.
> >
> > I think you may have some sort of problem. I have two computers at
> > home, a 5 year old G4/dual 500 and a G3/700 iBook. The G4 has 512 MB
> > RAM and the iBook 256. While neither is a superfast machine, both are
> > reasonably quick at loading web pages. I use the iBook on an Airport
> > network, attached to a router and a cable modem, while the G4 is
> > attached directly to the router. When I am sitting in my living room,
> > the iBook sometimes loads pages rather slowly, though if I move to the
> > den, where the Airport Basestation is, it is much faster.
> >
> > The bottom line is that I think you either have a problem with your
> > network, your mini, or you are using dialup.
> >
>
> There's a third option - given the source. Panama Red reappears every
> couple of years to post complete lies and fabrications trying to make
> the Mac look bad. I doubt if he really has a Mini.

And he's probably on a dialup.

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