It seemed normal back then, but looking back it is unbelievable how smooth the whole experience was given the state of the internet in 2001.
Edit: Wow, the site still exists! http://www.parallelgraphics.com/vrml/mir2/
"Each scene is 100KB in size. It may take up to a minute for the scene to load, so please be patient."
No recommendations on what is supported though. I'm guessing best viewed in IE at 800x600
It seemed normal back then, but looking back it is unbelievable how smooth the whole experience was given the state of the internet in 2001.
Edit: Wow, the site still exists! http://www.parallelgraphics.com/vrml/mir2/