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On 23 May 2000, at 8:37, Greg and/or Diane Sterling wrote: > Dear Murray, > > Your word for the day is UPGRADE ! > I know the instant fix is UPGRADE but that is not an option for all... > > No offense to your role model, Janet Paterson, but comparing her to MJF is > like comparing an apple to an orange. Both websites serve their purpose. I > really don't believe that the MJF Foundation is looking to PWP's to > contribute large sums of money for research. You can't generate interest in > something as mundane as PD, or any other disease, without some glitz and > advertising hype. I personally thought the site was teriffic. The media > coverage that PD is receiving through MJF couldn't be bought at any price. > I wasn't actually comparing MJF to Janet... I was trying to comment strictly on the *functionality* aspect of a very select few websites as browsed by older hardware. > > Kudos to you, MJF ! > Absolutely! > Greg > 47/35/35 > I would like to see websites run a "plain jane" front door that allows the viewer to select an option that suits their hardware. Web sites that crash on less than the latest hardware tend to dampen my entheusiasm even tho' they look great if you can access them. Best regards ......... murray > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 5:49 AM > Subject: MJF WebSite comparison... > > > > Hi All, > > Michael J. Fox gave David Letterman a cap with the embroidered > > michealjfox.org so I added the http://www and went to see it. > > > > I'm disappointed... I mighta known... They went for all the bells and > > whistles so the site won't work right unless you have an expensive > > modern PC that also has all the bells and whistles. > > > > You need to enable frames and animation and have Shockwave 4.0 > > > > I wish web designers would pay attention to the accessibility > > guidelines especially when it comes to the sites that the > > average financially challenged Parkinsonian might like to surf. > > > > They could take a lesson from the absolute no nonsense > > approach adopted by Janet Paterson's site. It loads fast, > > looks the same on every browser and requires a minimal > > hardware investment. Kudos to you Janet Paterson. > > > > I tried this site on a 386 with Win 3.1 (very slow, impossible). > > > > Then I tried it on a 486 with Win 95 and Netscape (still almost > > impossibly slow). Same hardware and Opera - now semi ok... > > > > Maybe I'm all wet here but I think some sites have a problem. > > Try these sites and tell us if any of them give any *trouble*. > > > > http://www.michaeljfox.org > > this site took 38 sec. to load the first page on a 28.8 modem > > the frames nature requires a frames capable browser and was > > best read by right clicking on the active frame and maximizing > > that frame and then zooming to 140%. If you don't have shockwave > > loaded and active this site won't look right. > > > > http://www.parkinson.org > > this site took 36 seconds to load, but it is easy to navigate > > with *buttons* on every page and has a text only version. > > > > http://pdweb.mgh.harvard.edu/ > > this puppy takes a full minute to load and again > > the frames nature requires a frames capable browser and was > > best read by right clicking on the active frame and maximizing > > that frame and then zooming. > > > > http://www.parkinsonscare.com/ > > 48 sec. to load, shows promise, very pretty... > > > > http://www.geocities.com/janet313/pienet/wwweb/index.html > > 6 sec. to load (hey, I'm pedjudiced) 6 more sec. > > for each subsequent page. Kool! > > Did I say I was predjudiced? > > > > let us have your comments... is ssllloooowwwww > > 'n pretty the way to go?? Keeping in mind that not > > everyone has a Pentium and high speed connection. > > > > Best regards .......... murray > > [log in to unmask] > > > > View the Parkinson's Awareness Links at: > > http://www.geocities.com/janet313/pienet/wwweb/index.html > > [log in to unmask]