Another quote to confirm, "Older is Not Always Better"
"...it is interesting to note that IE 5.0 is significantly faster than IE 6.0."
This is from a web browser benchmarking site. Which also confirms what I and a few others have said, Li/lynks being the fastest browser of the bunch.
"Lynx and Links2 were so fast that it was nearly impossible to time, as pages were often loaded faster than buttons could be pressed."
http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/browserSpeed.html