1. A method of displaying information at a display of a local user computer, the information including primary information representing information requested by a user and secondary information representing additional information, the method comprising: (a) requesting retrieval of primary information from a first information memory device, wherein there is a delay period between the request time and the time in which the primary information is available for display; (b) retrieving secondary information from a second information memory device; (c) storing the primary and secondary information in a local storage device of the user's computer; (d) simultaneously displaying the primary information and a portion of the secondary information on the user's display; (e) requesting retrieval of subsequent primary information; (f) displaying a full display of the secondary information in place of the primary information in at least a portion of the delay time which occurs during retrieval of the subsequent primary information; and (g) displaying the subsequently requested information after receipt thereof.