Indeed. 1.1a4 is my now a very usable and responsive browser, that I prefer many times to Microb.

I have noticed that it takes a while for Firefox to start, but it loads the first page immediately after entering the URL. Microb on the other hand, starts up immediately but loading the first page takes a while.

So, in terms of time, from zero to first page load, Microb is not faster.
It's just an illusion....oohh..aaahh...it's just an illusion.

Well done. It's an impressive piece of work.