Webpage rendering is very slow on max (os10.4.x; firefox 3.6.10) This is a recent development. Rendering on Vista PC is very fast. Why?

In the past 3 days website rendering on my mac is very slow (25 sec to render NYTimes page). This happens on 2 macs (os 10.4.x; firefox 3.6.10) and second mac is (os 10.5.x and firefox 3.6.10). Started recently. Most webpages take 15 to 25 seconds to render. Onsame network a pc laptop renders in 3 sec. What might the problem be?

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