# memory question......computer that is

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-question-computer-that-is/134028>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 26, 2002, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-question-computer-that-is/134028 "2002-10-26T22:06:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Lightweight\_Traveler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Lightweight\_Traveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightweight_Traveler)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2002, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-question-computer-that-is/134028/1 "2002-10-26T22:06:37Z")

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Does anyone else have a problem with sites, especially sites like this, that takes a dog’s age to load up a page? I dont have a super computer, 555mhz but I upgraded my memory to around 324 mgs. I can cruise along for a few clicks and then…there’s like a minute pause while the little world is spinning. I have highspeed and when it finally loads up its quick. Any suggestions, or is this normal in cyberland?

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2002, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-question-computer-that-is/134028/2 "2002-10-26T22:15:56Z")

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No, but it’s normal for this Message board. Short version–it has always been slow.

You don’t spend much time here, do ya? 😃

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2002, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-question-computer-that-is/134028/3 "2002-10-26T22:44:40Z")

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Yeah, you can read the thousand ‘slow board’ messages in the about this message board, you have plenty of company…

It’s not your computer but you can open more than one browser window at a time, so you can read one while waiting for another one…

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**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2002, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-question-computer-that-is/134028/4 "2002-10-27T00:53:09Z")

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Periodic slow loading is normal, depending upon how busy the site is, how busy your ISP’s lines are, how busy the 'net is, and so on. This is why Windows comes with things like Free Cell and Hearts (though the machine is a _terrible_ Hearts player); it gives you something to do while you’re waiting.

Remember: in a traffic jam, even a Lamborghini can only crawl.