Hi Mitra;
> I think it is an important discussion today, I keep hearing from people who
> don't bother to look at VRML files because they just take too long to
> download.
>
> I have a 64k line to my Indy, and still its not worth downloading most of
> the files out there. A file of 1Mb takes 3 minutes just to retrieve, then
> it has to be parsed and rendered, 5 mins if I'm lucky before I get to see
> anything.
>
> 1Mb pages are almost non-existant on the Web.
What files are these? who made them? As far as I can tell, most of the
files on the net right now are IV converted files, or files converted
from some CAD package. I would expect these files to be huge since they
were primarily intended as a flashy demo.
What I don't think we have yet is the average user creating VRML files.
Until he starts creating files I don't see how we can have any idea what
sizes to expect. In my previous message I think I agreed that large 5meg
type files must be compressed, I even agreed that compressing 1meg+ files
will also provide a win.
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