My Browser Pauses....Advice Appreciated

[mrboatbuilder]

Hello:

I was wondering if someone would be able to help me with a problem I seem to have with my browser.

I use IE 5.1 because that is what is on the machine, and when I looked at Netscape it said I needed OSX to download. I am still using 8.1. What I have is an iMac PowerPC G3 400

My problem is that when a web page is loading it pauses for what seems like forever, then it starts up again. Sometimes it takes as long as 3 minutes to load for instance eBay's
home page. It also does the pause thing when I hit the "back" button. The small black and white turning circle on the page just stops, and it sits there.

I tried increasing the disk cache, and that help for a while, but it seems as though tonight it is back to it's old tricks again. I thought if I emptied the disck cache it would work
better again, but I cannot find anything in the help files about how to do that.

Would another browser be a better choice. I really would rather have something other than a MS product on my Mac.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Al

[MacsRgr8]

iMac G3 400 MHz running OS 8.1 ???

Are you sure you're not using OS 9.1 ?
Oh well, using IE 5.1 it could be a good idea to delete its cache, like you tried.
The IE cache is located here: System Folder:Preferences:MS Internet Cache:IE Cahce.waf
(sometimes it's a good idea to let Sherlock find "cache" on your HD... :) )
Running Mac OS 9.x I recommend usng both Internet Explorer 5.1.6 and Netscape 7.0.2
Usually if a site doesn't work well on one browser, the other should work fine.

Good luck.

Edit:
BTW, increasing the memory size of the application can do wonders aswell. Try setting IE to something like 20 MB.

[mrboatbuilder]

MacsRgr8:

Thanks for the reply.

I did goof on the OS Version. It is 9.1.

I am going to try your suggestions.

I thought that on the Netscape site it said I needed OSX for version 7.

I will go look again, and then download it. Again, my priority is my iMac, and I would prefer not to use MS stuff if I can get away with it.

If I can get my browser working better I AM going to use the "Drag and Drop" for my Windows machine suggested at the end of your text.

Thanks again.

Al Gordy
Mapleton, Oregon

[Catfish_Man]

I suggest using Mozilla. I believe there is a version of Mozilla 1.3.1 floating around the net for OS9. Do a google search for it. Other than that, I would just say to use OSX. There are a TON of browsers for it.

[MacsRgr8]

Netscape 7.0.2 is the last "classic" version.
From Netscape version 7.1 onwards, it's for Mac OS X.

Using Mozilla could be a good idea too.
Seacrh in http://www.versiontracker.com/macos