Internet Performance Test

You need to complete this BrowseFast performance test to obtain your free copy. It will take you approximately 30 minutes to complete if you are fairly comfortable with Windows and Netscape.

Why bother with this internet performance test?

Please respond by May 10 1996. You will be emailed a free copy of BrowseFast within 3 days of your reply.

What do I need to know to help?

  1. Comfortable with Netscape
  2. Comfortable switching between Windows applications
  3. Unzip files with pkware's pkunzip.exe
  4. Know how to start an application from the file manager, or program manager

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Download Free Performance Evaluation Copy(zip file)

Performance Test Overview

Documentation

Tips

Installation

The Results Form

Internet Preparation

Loading Web Pages


Running the Test (Steps 1-7)

Step 1: Clear Netscape's Cache

Step 2: Run the Download Test

Step 3: Run the Yahoo Server Test

Step 4: Run the Netscape Server Test

Step 5: Repeat the test from Step 1, but this time use multitasking:

Proceed to "Step 3: Run the Yahoo Server Test" immediately after the download starts.

If, you encounter delays in any Netscape window,

Use BrowseFast to move to another Netscape window.

Remember: The text in BrowseFast turns from red to green when the browser is not busy.

Step 6: After completing the Yahoo and Netscape tests:

If download is still in progress, switch to the download window and record the % of download complete. For example, we completed both tasks when the download was 78% complete. This means that we could still have surfed more!

Step 7: Record time to switch from Yahoo home page to your Internet Provider's home page