On Fri, Jul 14, 2006 at 07:24:33AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Fri, Jul 14, 2006 at 07:17:04PM +1000, David Howe wrote: > > Unfortunately flash although not great, is very pervasive across the > > net. Its absence in ppc linux is fairly remarkable and compares badly > > with the status of flash for i386 > > > > Yes, I have tried the alternatives, basically i think they are not worth > > the hassle. > > > > d > > What are the alternatives. I hate flash; I use dialup internet over a > noisy rural phone line. On a 486. I'm upgrading to an RS/6000 H50 > because I want the reliability in an inexpensive (huge) package. > However, the driving factor in the upgrade is the dismal performance of > firefox and web access in general. On many websites I access (generally > sites with a product catalog), flash is __required__ to access anything > other than the 'what the heck is this' icon. > > So on the PPC, when you need to read a flash page, what are the > alternatives?
There are at least two free flash player. One is swf-player, the other is never, but i never tested it and didn't remember the name. swf-player is not really working for the newer flash stuff, but it may work for some. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
