Re: [NTLK] What's Internet Browsing Like?

At 05:24 10.08.2006, you wrote:
>can anyone vouch for the browsing experience on a newton with a
>wavelan Gold on a MP2100.

(...)

>and any description of your expereinces with it, however subjective
>would be appreciated.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/concord/13843000/#comment4606965

You got to consider that the technically most advanced web browser for
the Newton is contained in the Luna Suite.

http://lunasuite.lunatech.com/download/

Correct me if I'm wrong, folks, but the Luna Suite is a beta - surely it
behaved like that when I tested it. WikiWikiNewt calls it "fairly buggy
and crash prone".

http://lunasuite.lunatech.com/download/

Moreover, It can't do anything beyound frames and
tables (which was taxing my 2100's hardware to the limit). I couldn't
do anything useful with it. The best "browsing" experience I got was
with Newtscape. But to be honest, there wasn't much browsing involved.
I could read the website of a newspaper which still features a low tech
department for older devices and browsers and I was able once to send
a test posting to my blog (German only, sorry):

http://concord.antville.org/stories/920481/

Let's face it, the 2100 and the web could have been a success story,
but they weren't and most probably will never be. Mail is ok, anything else
is a drag in my opinion. Maybe with Einstein it'll be a different story. In
case you don't know about Einstein, Stephen, look here:

http://www.kallisys.com/newton/einstein/

You ask for tips to improve the web performance of a 2100. There used to
be a speed boosting implant which cranks up the Newts processor speed
to 220 Mhz. Does this improve the rendering of websites with Newtscape
and Luna Suite? I don't know, but others on the list should.

Don't be dishearted. Myself a latecomer, I've been using my two 2100s
for more than two and my eMate for more than half a year now. The
more I use them, the more I like them. Enjoy!

Best,

Marcus

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http://www.cityinfonetz.de/homepages/hammerschmitt/high.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/concord/
http://concord.antville.org/

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