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To: shadowman who wrote (4824)	8/4/1999 1:40:00 PM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110631

hey dennis, all i could think of as i read your post was... homework! i'm being given a homework assignment!! <g3> and when i got to the part about having half a day to waste, all kinds of thoughts came to mind... "me, waste time?" being one of them. <g3> okay, here's my response. i went to the site you linked for us. i saw the word beta. i immediately assumed the position. seriously, i just don't want to play with the program. i'll admit that it looks very interesting, but not enough to pull me away from my ultra-busy schedule. <smile> and besides, dennis, i have no doubts about the desirability of netscape. and if i haven't made it clear in the past, i'd like to now... this is just my personal preference. heck, the two browsers may even be more similar than not, when you think about it. aren't we really talking chevy and ford here? anyway, you've given the thread a very useful and interesting tool. just don't wait for me to run the battery of tests. my day is already pretty full. let's see, first i've got to rearrange my sock drawer, then i have to... :) mark

To: shadowman who wrote (4824)	8/4/1999 9:38:00 PM
From: H Peterson	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 110631

Hi Dennis, I guess I'm a little bit easier then Mark. :-) I went to your site and ran the two minute test. I was not happy about the through put of my modem.Here's what it said:>>The overall average of these tests was 23Kbps.<< By the way, I have a 56k modem. I didn't run the pro part but they did send me an email of the test results. The only bad thing is now I'm on their mailing list for God only knows how long. Note to Mark....Stay with Norton SystemWorks. :-) It was interesting but it really didn't tell me anything I didn't already know. "My ISP connection isn't that hot". H Peterson