HW: www.hawkwind.org.uk

[Arin Komins]

On Fri, 17 Nov 2000, Paul Mather wrote:

:Subject: Re: HW: www.hawkwind.org.uk
:On Fri, 17 Nov 2000, Kirsten Procter wrote:
:
:=>  Can someone explain to me why it's necessary to have this webpage in a
:=> format which I can't possibly access? All I can get to is a refresh
:=> address, which leads me back to a new refresh address. And the idea that I
:=> have to update my browser to read anything doesn't sit too well, so please
:=> don't bother with that suggeston....
:
:I agree.  It seems if you don't have a JavaScript-enabled browser,
:you're pretty much shafted trying to access this site. :-(
:
:Even then, the site can be a pain to access.  I run Netscape on my
:NetBSD/alpha system at home under OSF compatibility mode, and all those
:flying alien heads are great for about the first 10 seconds, and, after
:that, you're wondering "very nice, but how do I stop them?"  I use a
:DECstation 3100 as an X server for my NetBSD/alpha machine, and the 3100
:is from the stone age, so "animation intensive" WWW pages swamp it with
:X traffic and slow everything down to a crawl.  Yes, I could buy an
:expensive modern PeeCee system, but then I wouldn't have any money left
:to buy Hawkwind albums!  So, what do you want, Dave, Hawkwind album
:sales or WWW page hits? ;-)
:
:I guess what I'm trying to say is that it would be nice to have a "text
:only" link in this snazzy site, for those who want "just the facts,
:ma'am," and can do without the eye candy...
:

To add my 2 cents: a text only page (or even a page designed for those
who keep javascript turned off) would be very, very, very appreciated.

Arin
(at least for the updates....)
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