Explorer 5.0 freezing my system while on eBay

[Jeff]

In article <dennmac-ya02408000R0609030803410001@NNTP.InfoAve.Net>,
[email]dennmac@InfoAveExtraneous.Net[/email] (Dennis McGee) wrote:

> Anyone have any ideas why IE 5.0 would freeze my system when I scroll the
> page down when viewing eBay's listing pages? I haven't noticed the problem
> with other sites. I'm running System 7.6.1 on a PM 5400/120mhz and I can't
> go any farther than IE 5.0 on this particular system (I realize I could run
> a later system on this machine, but I like 7.6.1).
>
> I've also noticed that eBay's pages suddenly won't even load anymore under
> Netscape 4.79, so maybe it's just that website's chronic bloat that's also
> causing IE 5.0 to freeze my system.

IE has been updated numerous times since 5.0. I don't think it's really
chronic bloat. eBay isn't all that bad as far as page size. I suspect a
bug or just out of date software.

IMHO, you ought to consider 8.1. 9.x will probably slow you down a bit
too much, but 8.1 will allow you to update your browser (and a few other
apps along the way). It's also a little more internet friendly.


Jeff K

[Jeff]

In article <dennmac-ya02408000R0709030819280001@NNTP.InfoAve.Net>,
[email]dennmac@InfoAveExtraneous.Net[/email] (Dennis McGee) wrote:

> In article <jeffk.nai-34BBBF.21231506092003@news06.east.earthlink.net>,
> Jeff <jeffk.nai@rcn.com> wrote:
>

> >IE has been updated numerous times since 5.0. I don't think it's
> >really chronic bloat. eBay isn't all that bad as far as page size.

>
> I wasn't talking about page size as much as a lot of crazy things going on
> in their code nowadays. Maybe they were forced to do it because of the huge
> amount of people using their site, I don't know. I also see they're
> suddenly "powered by IBM" -- maybe that's the problem. <g>

Actually, Apple and IBM are pretty riendly. I suspect that new HTML
standards are what's causing the problem.

>

> >IMHO, you ought to consider 8.1. 9.x will probably slow you down a
> >bit too much, but 8.1 will allow you to update your browser (and a
> >few other apps along the way). It's also a little more internet
> >friendly.

>
> Yeah I've seriously considered moving up to 8.1 but I've just always
> preferred the System 7-style folders and windows. I've tried installing the
> Appearance Manager (only) under 7.6.1 but that still won't let me run more
> recent Explorer versions.

Nope. You'll need the whole shebang. And 8.1 isn't really a whole lot
different as far as appearance goes.

>
> I think the Kaleidescope control panel (which I'm not using now) has an
> option that will let you use the pre-System 8 folders and windows in that
> system and above. I may have to bite the bullet and finally upgrade now
> that a vital site like eBay is suddenly causing fits in both IE and
> Netscape. That would also let me move up from an ancient version of Mac
> Runtime for Java that I have to use now.

Yep. I liked 7.6, but most apps require 8.1 or freater. It's more of a
functionality issue than an appearance/usability issue. You won't see a
whole lot of change.

Jeff K