WHAT ARE THE MINIMUM SYSTEM (HARDWARE/SOFTWARE) REQUIREMENTS FOR USING ABC.COM?
For the best experience using our services, we recommend at a minimum:
PC- Pentium 90 or better with a minimum of 32 MB RAM and Windows 95, or NT 3.5.1
Mac- PowerPC with System 7.1 and 32 MB RAM
Connection Speed- 56kbps modem however, for optimal viewing, we recommend a cable modem, DSL or other broadband solution.
Browsers- Version 4.0 and above of the following browsers: AOL, Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Screen Resolution- 800x600 - to change this see How can I change my screen resolution?
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WHAT CAN I DO TO INCREASE THE SPEED WITH WHICH I ACCESS YOUR SITE?
The following suggestions may help to enhance the performance of our services:
Check your modem to ensure it is at least 56 kbps, our minimum requirement.
Turn your graphics off--an option most browsers provide. This will significantly reduce the download time of graphics-rich pages by displaying only their text. (Some browsers--such as Netscape 1.1 or above--allow you to defer image loading until after the text has displayed. While this doesn't improve overall speed, it does offer the text while images download.) Generally, you will find that we try to minimize the size of our graphics to reduce download time.
Clear your disk and memory caches. Also, check your memory cache setting to ensure it's no greater than 25 percent of your computer's total RAM.
Close any applications you are not using to increase the amount of RAM available to your browser.
Decrease your browser's verification frequency. If using Netscape, for example, set your cache preferences to verify one time per session, as opposed to every time you retrieve a page.
Note: Your Internet access provider may pass through many nodes before it is able to contact ABC.com's servers. Unfortunately, as the number of nodes increases, your page retrieval rate will suffer incrementally.
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