The Browser Information Page

This database contains over 26,000 rows of data. What this means to you is that it can have certain ramifications, depending on the browser you are using. Also be aware that it will take a long time to load the page. If you have a reasonably fast internet connection, it can take up to five minutes to fully load the page. If you have a slow connection, you might want to take a very slow walk around Green Lake while the page is loading.

Versions 6 and 7: Internet explorer is the only browser of note that does not support "progressive rendering". Progressive rendering will allow a large table to load from the top down, displaying each row as it is downloaded. Since Internet Explorer is incapable of progressive rendering, you will see absolutely nothing (except for the headers at the top of the page) until the entire file is downloaded. While you are waiting an eternity for the page to display, you might consider downloading Firefox or Opera for a better browsing experience.

Version 8, Beta 2: After reading that the latest beta version of Internet Explorer will actually support progressive rendering, I installed it on a Windows machine to see what it would do. I must say, it was quite an experience! I attempted to load the full database, and it did manage to display the first nine or ten rows of the table. At that point, the CPU fan started screaming, the screen turned white, and the only way to stop Internet Explorer was to shut down the machine with the power button! Unless you are very brave, don't even attempt using version 8 on this site until at least the next beta is released.

I only had a Windows version to test, so your results might be better using it on an Apple computer. It froze up when attempting to load the complete database, but at least you could shut it down. Seems to handle the one-year files, with some pain. It used a lot of CPU power, and seemed quite sluggish, but did load the page.