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- From: ssurawls@SUSSSYS1.RDG.AC.UK (Mister E)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
- Subject: Suggested configuration toss....
- Message-ID: <23413.9207210936@subnode.susssys1.rdg.ac.uk>
- Date: 21 Jul 92 09:36:27 GMT
- Sender: usenet@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU
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- m_sattle@halma.informatik.uni-kl.de (Matthias Sattler) writes:
-
- > I have noticed that many Archimedes are not very good configured. So I
- > suggest some configurations and a boot-up sequence that will satisfy
- > most of your wishes. If you have some additions or improvements, just
- > post them here in this newsgroup.
- > This article is for RO3 machines, the article for RO2 machines was just
- > posted before this one.
- > O.K. let's start.
- > Some configuartons that are useful:
- > - Font cache 128K or more
- > - System sprites 32K
- > - Wimpmode 31 (800x600x16 colours)
- > If you have an old machine and don't want to use 800x600 (or you have
- > no VIDC-enhancer) use mode 27 as it is 60Hz.
- > - Ramdisk if you wish, but I don't use this.
-
- Good god what a nerve! A bit like saying "I notice that a lot of acorn users
- have no dress sense. Here is my suggested outfit..."
-
- > - Font cache 128K or more
- Why? I set my font cache to 32K, the lowest it will go without being zero.
- Why? Because the font manager enlarges the font cache as need be, up to a
- limit specified by the user. Can't remember the config variable offhand....
- Losing 128K of memory when it isn't being used is plain daft.
-
- > - System sprites 32K
- Why not zero. I have had this set to zero for two years now and never had any
- problems. Any program that uses the system sprite area is most likely some
- crap hack from an archimedes world disc that isn't worth the disc space...
- Programs that don't work without doing silly things like using areas such as
- system sprites tend to get deleted on my system...
-
- > - Wimpmode 31 (800x600x16 colours)
- Crap mode! All the icons are huge! I prefer mode 110 (redefined my me to stop
- it wrapping around my crap a5000 monitor) which is over 1000 across by over
- 400 down. It isn't a true multisync mode, but you get lots of screen space and
- the resolution is more than acceptable.
-
- Philip R. Banks wrote:
- > So perhaps a general discussion on what CMOS settings are useful for
- >particular tasks might be more productive?
- Sounds a bit better, but again different strokes etc....
-
- Ian
-
-
- Posted Tue Jul 21 10:36:26 BST 1992
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