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I don't recall AltaVista's response time as slow (although I was impressed by Google's fast response time, which they proudly reported then). It was the page-l
by guenthert 6y ago
I don't recall AltaVista's response time as slow (although I was impressed by Google's fast response time, which they proudly reported then). It was the page-load time, which was slow for AltaVista compared to the one of Google, which initially drove me away once that alternative was available.
- still_grokking 6y agoYeah, all portal sites were cluttered heavily. Google was only the logo, the search input field, and the submit button. That was one of the biggest advantages for me.
- hollerith 6y agoYou forget the "I'm feeling Lucky" button :)
- Scoundreller 6y agoI liked HotBot’s. It had a customizable portal page where you could X out boxes that you didn’t want.