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The "System Requirements & Troubleshooting" page includes a test Java
applet to determine if a system is running them correctly. When I look at
that spot on the page I see four animated electrons whizzing around a
beryllium nucleus. (This is the site logo applet; within the site electron
cloud models are used.) But when I turned off Java (and waited for the
caffeine to clear the browser) I got the "bogus low technology" message.
I agree it could easily have been taken as insulting. I forwarded your
message to the project director Marty Goldman; that sentence on the
site has already been rewritten. High school students who like
"insult humor" will have to look elsewhere.
On Sat, 10 May 1997 PPARKER@TWSUVM.UC.TWSU.EDU wrote:
I went and looked at the site, and the first thing I saw was some
obnoxious remarks about my not having a Java-capable browser, thus
using "bogus technology" etc. etc. I found it quite insulting,
especially compared with other, professionally maintained sites I've
visited which told me the same thing in a much more polite manner.
So, if I can't trust the good sense of the producers, why should I
trust the accuracy of their presentation, or its suitability for the
alleged target audience?
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Phil Parker pparker@twsuvm.uc.twsu.edu