[Ham-Computers] browser and file software recommendation request

[Dale Miller]

fkamp at comcast.net wrote:

>I like Netscape 4.6.  Unfortunately there are more than a few websites
>that do not care for it.  I finally relented and started using the
>latest version of Firefox.  Firefox works on all websites but it is
>sloooow on my machine.  I use an ancient Cyrix K-6 - 233 and have no
>desire to throw more money at computers for an upgrade.
>
>What do you guys use?  What could you recommend that would run at a
>reasonable speed on an old machine and still meet the requirements of
>the new websites?
>
>Secondly, I have a geat deal of stored software.  This is data.  Manuals
>and construction articles on homebrew ham equipment, mostly.  It is
>stored in various directories on five networked computers.  My solution
>to computer failure.  If one craps out, I just fire up another an go
>about my business until I can repair the one that failed.
>
>That backup plan has resulted in many duplicate files on those five
>computers.  Some of the files are very large.  It would make sense to
>trim the fat and try to consolidate the material.  Maybe even burn some
>of the more worthy stuff onto CD and remove it entirely from the hard
>drives.
>
>So, I am looking for some public domain software that can work across an
>ethernet network, locate duplicate files, verify them for length, and
>also find files according to size.  Actually, I would the happy to find
>a program that could identify large files across multiple directories on
>the hard drive of a single machine.
>
>I am using windows 98SE on most of the computers.  Two of them run Linux
>and I already have the software I need to service them.
>
>Your recommendations will be appreciated.
>
>Regards,
>Frank Kamp
>K5DKZ
>  
>

Well on the browser front, have  you tried Opera?


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Dale Miller, KC2CBD
Tennessee
Ham Operator since 1997
Member of YahooPipesmokers and ASP since February 2005

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