Archive of UserLand's first discussion group, started October 5, 1998.

Re: Pentium III-only sites

Author:Ian Beatty
Posted:3/2/1999; 10:26:12 AM
Topic:scriptingNews outline for 3/2/99
Msg #:3468 (In response to 3443)
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Jeez. I never liked websites that only worked right on one browser brand or version. I really, really don't like the idea of sites that require a specific hardware brand or CPU model.

According to the story DW pointed to, the justification for requiring visitors to a site to have a P3 is to guarantee a suitably pleasant experience for processor-intensive site content. Excuse me? (1) How about letting the visitor decide what's acceptable enough for them? (2) Is there any reason a good PPC G3 or G4 couldn't do the trick?

The force behind this is Intel, shelling out bucks. Seems like they're taking lessons from Microsoft...

-- Ian

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