Re: Flash < v7 compatible?
On Fri, Jul 14, 2006 at 07:24:33AM -0400, dtutty@porchlight.ca wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 14, 2006 at 07:17:04PM +1000, David Howe wrote:
> > Unfortunately flash although not great, is very pervasive across the
> > net. Its absence in ppc linux is fairly remarkable and compares badly
> > with the status of flash for i386
> >
> > Yes, I have tried the alternatives, basically i think they are not worth
> > the hassle.
> >
> > d
>
> What are the alternatives. I hate flash; I use dialup internet over a
> noisy rural phone line. On a 486. I'm upgrading to an RS/6000 H50
> because I want the reliability in an inexpensive (huge) package.
> However, the driving factor in the upgrade is the dismal performance of
> firefox and web access in general. On many websites I access (generally
> sites with a product catalog), flash is __required__ to access anything
> other than the 'what the heck is this' icon.
>
> So on the PPC, when you need to read a flash page, what are the
> alternatives?
There are at least two free flash player. One is swf-player, the other is
never, but i never tested it and didn't remember the name.
swf-player is not really working for the newer flash stuff, but it may work
for some.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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