I totally get that -- I live, so to speak, "back in the woods" and my alleged 10 Mbps internet connection seldom comes in even 1/5 of that. So it takes a while to load, and then they're hard to read, sometimes have to crank up the "zoom" to over 150% to get a clear image. 10 Mbps? Way faster than mine. I use a wireless internet that i've had for nearly 20 years, and I think it can go as high as 300 Kbps, but is only guaranteed to do 120 Kbps.
It does what I need, and i've had it for a long time. I use an old machine too. I'm still running XP, but it's getting harder because they keep making it difficult to use an old machine on the internet.
On the other hand, it's pretty astonishing how often you'll find today's debates addressed & illuminated by reports & analysis from the time, and that's real history, not just long-after-the-fact navel gazing.
I enjoy reading them, but it's just too much trouble waiting for them to load.
"10 Mbps? Way faster than mine." Well... it would be if I actually got the 10Mbps promised, but it's nowhere near that, likely in equal parts because of a slower transmission speed and my 10-year-old laptop's slow processing speed.
"I use a wireless internet that i've had for nearly 20 years..."
Hmmmmm… my TV is 20 years old, but the laptop, notebook & tablet are all much newer, and all fast enough (barely) to, for example, play YouTube videos.
They also require regular software upgrades and occasional calls to technicians in India or the Philippines.
Their hardware seems to work as good as ever.
"I enjoy reading them, but it's just too much trouble waiting for them to load."
You're missing out.
This thread, for example, includes not just Harper's Weekly, but also reports on the 1860 Republican convention from Donald, Catton & Goodwin, along with quotes from Lincoln himself and several other notables of the time.
Well worth the price of admission. ;-) ![]()