Re: A question for the statistics buffs - page size

Karin,
    personally I aim for a maximum download time of 30secs with a 36K modem
as after this time I think people will start to get bored and their
attention will wander.
Mark
http://www.boltonmedia.com
Chinese Porcelain and Art
"that is when my server starts to respond again"
-----Original Message-----
From: Karin Ransdell <kransdell(at)squishedmosquito.com>
To: hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Date: 26 July 2000 13:53
Subject: A question for the statistics buffs - page size


>I read some statistics a while back regarding page weight (code, graphics,
>scripts, blahblahblah) in relation to load time.  That total figure was
>something like 47KB, graphics and all, for the "optimum maximum".  Has
>anyone else read anything about an "optimum maximum"?
>
>More precisely, I'm interested in anything regarding an average, or
optimum,
>size as it involves the HTML code itself.  Even better -- do you personally
>strive for a size range when building a page/site/application, whether
>deliberately or subconsciously?
>
>It's easy enough to eyeball a page and say there's too much content, or too
>many graphics, divide it up; that's not exactly what I'm asking.  I guess
>what I'm looking for is more "statistical" and less aesthetic.
>
>Any insight is appreciated.
>
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>Karin Ransdell  kransdell(at)squishedmosquito.com
>Escapade Development Team
>Squished Mosquito, Inc.
>http://www.squishedmosquito.com  or  http://www.escapade.org
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