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- From: gcook@horus.cem.msu.EDU (Greg Cook|xxxxxx)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
- Subject: Re: INCREDIBLY SLOOOOOOOW PRINTING IN WINDOWS 3.1
- Message-ID: <1idbv3INNh0l@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>
- Date: 6 Jan 93 01:17:23 GMT
- References: <1993Jan5.182037.11940@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu>
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- From article <1993Jan5.182037.11940@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu>, by rubin@procon.jhuapl.edu (Don Rubin):
- >
- > !1. Make sure you have SET TEMP=c:\<your temp directory> in your
- > ! autoexec.bat. Don't use a RAM disk for your temp directory.
- > ! Temp directory should have at least 6 Meg free.
- >
- > Could someone explain why this is? Since the RAM disk goes at CPU
- > speed how could this possibly be slower????
-
- Actually you could do this. PC WORLD suggests leaving the RAM free
- for other DOS apps and functions. I guess if you have plenty of RAM,
- go ahead.
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