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- Subject: Re: A2286 + Qpro = SLOWWWW!
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.065851.6331@desire.wright.edu>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 06:58:50 EST
- References: <72116@cup.portal.com> <1992Dec22.084507.10578@enea.se>
- Organization: Wright State University
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- In article <1992Dec22.084507.10578@enea.se>, tope@enea.se (Tommy Petersson) writes:
- > Carl-D@cup.portal.com (Carl Thomas Demelo) writes:
- > : I just added a brand new A2286 to my A2000 today. I set up a 10MB virtual
- > : drive (Autobooting), and installed MsDos 5.0 and Qpro 2.0.
- > : Problem is that, it is ridiculously slow, it takes minutes just to get a
- > : blank spreadsheet going (color emulation, draft quality graphics).
-
- You will find this to be true on any "modern" PC app. Evidently the
- older programs were not as hard on the disk drive.
-
- > : Furthermore, everytime I try to acces a menu, the hard drive will grind away
- > : drawing each menu item. What am I doing wrong? I cant use this spreadsheet
- > : at this speed.
- > :
- > : Carl
- >
- > The best thing would be to add a PC HD to the A2286, but I beleive an ADDBUFFERS
- > command on the Amiga side, with a lot of buffers, will help on the way.
-
- Adding a HD controller and drive to the PC side is what I ended up
- doing and it really is much, much better. Actually faster that some
- similarly equiped 286 clones. And if you get a large HD for the PC
- side you can make a small MS-DOG partition and use the rest as an
- Amiga drive by using the ADISK/DJMOUNT programs. The Amiga partitions
- are fairly speedy and certainly useable. I've put my "main" apps on
- the Amiga HD and use the ADISK partition for storing archived programs.
-
- >
- > I also recall a HW mod to the card, what was it about?
-
- I can send a file posted by someone that tell how to do it, if you
- wish. Never tried it myself.
- >
- > --
- > =============================================================================
- > Tommy Petersson tope@enea.se Enea Data AB, Sweden
- > =============================================================================
- Fred Heitkamp, ** Not an organization. My opinions only **
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