Well, for one, you could install the real thing, but this is a very convenient way to try it out.
700k? C'mon, some web home pages have more
graphics content than that...
But also, as a plug-in, it occupies the same
niche as Java, whilst being a whole lot smaller.
Sounds like you didn't read the papers. There is very special technology in the compilers, and the flat link was a deliberate design decision, tuned to the assumed network architecture.
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Well, for one, you could install the real thing, but this is a very convenient way to try it out. 700k? C'mon, some web home pages have more graphics content than that... But also, as a plug-in, it occupies the same niche as Java, whilst being a whole lot smaller.
Sounds like you didn't read the papers. There is very special technology in the compilers, and the flat link was a deliberate design decision, tuned to the assumed network architecture.