RE: OT: Web site speed

["Mark Harrison" <Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx>]

Actually, we have a whole suite of different PCs (including Macs), and a
battery of dial-up links precisely so we CAN test on both older hardware
and different browsers.

We know we have the problem!!!! It's how to fix it that I'm focussing
on, and I've managed to get the issue of load speed onto the agenda for
the next meeting of the DIY Sector board meeting.

Mark Harrison
Head of Systems, eKingfisher

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-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Greenwood [mailto:martin@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 12 October 2001 11:02
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] OT: Web site speed


Mark,

Using a 2Mb link here the b+q site access seems to vary drastically.

Between 10sec and 90sec loading time on different configurations of
browser + machine.

The 90sec wait seemed like forever!! And this is my browser test
machine.

I guess it will impact slower machines a lot because there are a
large number of small gif files to open up.

The 42 images have been optimised for size but the problem is the
number of them.

The main tip is make sure that your developers use a 75MHz (that's
seventy-five) machine for web site testing with a 56k
modem...seriously this is the only way to test commercial web sites.
Also use netscape and apple mac as well.
I bet they have 500MHz or faster pcs!!

Best regards,

Martin


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