hey Gene,
<< If you're implying that web content will drive a lot of system upgrades I have to wonder if that's true. >>
Not at all. I just wanted to let others know about that great web site. But I also think that it is ignorant to think the Web won't demand more from your CPU as time travels forward.
<< With 100+ million Pentium and 486 PC's out there, Webmasters are pretty reluctant to provide content that won't run on these machines. Content needs to run on as many PC's as possible to provide the most value. >>
Run on these machines or run better for the desired bandwidth available for most end users? A lot of this depends on technology available. I did not think it was possible to have such a cool site as Gabo has until bandwidth got better. Things change daily in my world.
Are you implying people never need to upgrade now that we have reached this "amazingly perfect CPU speed level"? A question Paul E. might ask...so why does AMD bother to make faster chips than their K6 (ie, going to K6 plus 3D and to K7)? Why has this been happening for so many years, even before the Web started taking off 5 years ago? The Web and CPU speed will continue to get better and faster than you know it today...simple common sense...are you arguing this? Technology does not stop. And I am very aware that PC systems don't change overnight to adapt to a cool new page or technology. You cannot argue that the average system two years from now for $2000 won't buy you a much better and faster PC with a h*ll of a lot more features and hard drive space and you cannot argue that the Web will have changed a great deal for the better, too. If you think we are at top of Everest already, I suggest you look up from the snow on your mom's porch and realize we are at the beginning, not the end of something totally out of control. :-) That was a joke, so please don't take me personally. :-)
<< Would hate to download the Gabo content on a 28K modem. ;-) >>
One minute you rip on the fact that people shouldn't bother to upgrade because Web people need to make things for old 386s or 486s, and then next you rip on the fact that someone might actually use an older modem (a 28.8 none the less) to see a new slicker web site? Which is it? Are we done with the CPU now and then we move on to simply upgrading modems forever? LOL!
BTW, I only have a 28.8 connection and I see the Gabo site great...although the sound could be a little better. :-)
<< BTW, I first saw the Gabo site in DC a month ago, running on a Webmasters K6/233. >>
Yes, I believe the Gabo site has been around since last October. I just heard about it a few days ago, and I have to admit, its what I have been wanting to see in a Web site. It blows me away, most likely bc it works so much with vectors and makes things look 3D. It also seems to (after waiting a little for download) almost 'play' like a CD Rom...very impressive.
cheers,
pigboy |
