Thrashing

[Dennis J. Eberl]

Hi Bob,

I keep Java permanently disabled. I think most users do : ? The only
time (netscape v4.70) I get thrashing is when I hit a page that offers
a heavy duty JavaScript gizmo (e.g., some kind of calculator). I've
learned to avoid these things. Otherwise Navigator v4.70 works
pretty well for me.

Dennis

Robert Meyer wrote:

> OK, my turn to comment...  First of all, I've NEVER had netscape start
> thrashing.  I HAVE had it hang and hang the display but not in a long
> while.  I've been running with at least 128 Meg of memory for a while
> now (up to 192 at this point :-).  I also have Java turned off but
> javascript turned on (only way to make yahoo mail work) so there could
> be a problem in the Java runtime that's distributed with netscape.
>
> The only wierd thing that it does to me is to hang netscape.  It
> doesn't hang the screen so I can simply poke the 'xkill' icon that I
> keep on my desktop for just such an occasion.
>
> Come to think of it, I have had laptops with only 48 meg on them and
> have never experienced this thrashing.  Point to note: I ALWAYS turn
> off Java and frequently turn off JavaScript.
>
> The next stage of the troubleshooting process is to note the web page
> that you were visiting when the thing went rogue and determine if it
> happens every time you visit it.  Then turn off Java and see if it
> makes a difference.  "Your milage may vary.  Offer void where
> prohibited.  No purchase necessary.  Operators are standing by..."
>
> Bob
> --- "Dennis J. Eberl" <dje at pcom.net> wrote:

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