by mariek » Wed Sep 24, 2003 2:39 pm
[quote author=jeff link=board=3;threadid=694;start=0#6713 date=1064403096]<br />yes, it's more like 600 meaning that it would be a massive download of around 30 MB. <br />[/quote]<br /><br /><br />I have no problems with downloading a 30MB document (gotta love high speed connections!), but I'm sure there are people who are using dial-up and such a d/l would take an excruciatingly long time. I would prefer working with one PDF, however, it might be a good idea to offer this one in 3 or 4 smaller parts for those who can't feasibly d/l it in one fell swoop. Although hd space is cheap, there may also be people using much older pcs with smaller hds and it's possible they might not have enough space for 30MB at once. I think offering multiple discrete PDFs would make this book available to more people in this situation. They can d/l and work through one small part at a time (or archive it to make space for the next section).<br /><br /><br />(I realize that it's possible to divide up a file into multiple smaller downloads, and then have people piece it all together afterwards (for example, using WinRAR), but I think that can cause its own difficulties with requiring people to have some util to do that, nevermind learning how to do it.)<br /><br />