[pct-l] google vs. altavista

[scourtway@bpa-arch.com (Steve Courtway)]

hmmmmmmmmmmmm.  damn, proven wrong again !

maybe it's NT, maybe operator error, but I swear
4 times I hit the next page at the bottom and it crashed.
(I guess that ad may have been left over from some OTHER moment
I was wasting time not working)

Steve


----- Original Message -----
From: Brick Robbins <brick@fastpack.com>
To: Steve Courtway <scourtway@bpa-arch.com>; <PCT-L@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 6:01 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] google vs. altavista


> At 06:31 PM 5/1/01, Steve Courtway wrote:
> >just did my own test on google.
> >
> >besides crashing 4 times (you're right rich), I also got an annoying
advertisement window that popped up.
>
> I had a look at http://www.google.com/ and some search results. There are
no self opening Javascript pop up windows on any pages I could find. the
HTML is simple and shouldn't crash anybody's computer
>
> A search for "nomad tent" http://www.google.com/search?q=nomad+tent had
"wanderlust gear" score first.
>
> --
> Brick Robbins
>
> A CAMPING TIP: When using a public campground, a tuba placed
> on your picnic table will keep the campsites on either side vacant.