Re: IBM Web support

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

Yes, I do believe that most people savvy enough to be viewing a web site 
for engineering products should know what a flash and what the screen size 
mean - even PHB's.  Even our PHB's are reading their own email now (though 
that wasn't always so).

Rob Berendt
-- 
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary 
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." 
Benjamin Franklin 




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I have seen and heard many silly statements made on this forum
but your's takes the cake. I would hope none of your
"customers" ever saw what you said on a semi-public forum.
I took a short visit to:

http://www.dekko.com/GroupDekko.nsf/IndustrySolutionsNF

and two things stand out... It recommends a 1024x768 screen
and it recommends a load of "Flash" ...

Most computer folks would understand why/what those two things
mean, but does the rest of the world ???

What happens if you don't have or use those things ???

What if the president of an engineering company visits your
site and he knows nothing of the computer industry ???

Web site design should require a LOT more than "Flash" and
a 1024x768 resolution.



rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> But we did exactly that.  Our website is not intended for the home 
> consumer with two Dixie cups and a string for a modem.  It is intended 
for 
> engineers working out of a business with somewhat respectable hardware, 
> software and line speeds.
> 
> Rob Berendt

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