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> > Still wondering if Seamonkey in BL can do Youtube.
>
>  To "do" YouTube with any browser, you need to have flash installed.
> So, BL is probably not an option.
> You also need to have a fast enough connection to handle the stream -
> dial-up just won't be fast enough.
>
>  Now, YouTube is perfectly possible by using work-arounds, in BL too.
> I even use YouTube, and other flash sites, in DOS !  (Arachne + NEmedia)

How much CPU speed and RAM would BL need to view a downloaded
flash video with mplayer?  Maybe after converting formats.
I have watched DVDs at 500MHz with 128MB RAM.  -hardframedrop.
Flash at 400MHz dropped 29/30 of all frames - a bit excessive.

Thanks, Ron

Sindi