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- From: metlay@minerva.phyast.pitt.edu (metlay)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
- Subject: Re: Powerbook slowdown after 5 seconds of inactivity
- Summary: Oh my God, a question I can ANSWER on this group! I think....
- Message-ID: <3889@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 20:21:46 GMT
- References: <1992Jul28.174406.13332@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>
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- Organization: Atomic City
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- In article <1992Jul28.174406.13332@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> bdugan@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Bill Dugan) writes:
- >Using my Powerbook 140, I notice after about 5 to 10 seconds of not moving
- >the mouse or typing, the system slows down. This is not powering down the
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- >Is this documented anywhere? Can I turn it off or modify it if I wish?
-
- Yes, it's documented. Being a total iconoclast, I read every manual I get
- with every piece of gear I buy. I have owned my PB100 for less than 24
- hours (it's my first Mac, too) but have already discovered this problem
- and fixed it with the help of the manual. It's called System Rest, and
- you can spot it if your clock DA occasionally skips displaying a second
- or two, or programs suddenly slow down.
-
- You turn it off by going to the Portable Control Panel, pointing to the
- phrase above the two sliders for Sleep timeouts and option-clicking.
- You'll get a Rest dialog box; you can set the PB to REST or DON'T REST.
- This may not solve your problem but it's a good place to start.
-
- Gosh, my first message as a Mac user! How'd I do, guys? Huh, guys? Huh? |->
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