Graphic speed comparison between webLets and desktop stacks

[Ian Wood]

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> Someone at the conference asked about this speed issue (slow on the  
> desktop--much faster on the web) but I couldn't hear the answer,  
> only that it sounded like it was Kevin who responded. I suspect it  
> must be a matter of timing of the screen refresh rate. But I have no  
> real understanding of what goes on behind the scenes. Can anyone  
> fill me in on what Kevin said?

 From what I can remember, he said that Rev apps on OS X use three  
layers of buffering to draw to the screen, but due to the way the plug- 
in interacts with the browser only two layers of buffering are required.

Ian