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  2. From: gcook@horus.cem.msu.EDU (Greg Cook|xxxxxx)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
  4. Subject: Re: INCREDIBLY SLOOOOOOOW PRINTING IN WINDOWS 3.1
  5. Message-ID: <1idbv3INNh0l@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>
  6. Date: 6 Jan 93 01:17:23 GMT
  7. References: <1993Jan5.182037.11940@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu>
  8. Organization: Michigan State University
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  12. From article <1993Jan5.182037.11940@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu>, by rubin@procon.jhuapl.edu (Don Rubin):
  13. > !1.  Make sure you have SET TEMP=c:\<your temp directory> in your
  14. > !    autoexec.bat.  Don't use a RAM disk for your temp directory.
  15. > !    Temp directory should have at least 6 Meg free.
  16. > Could someone explain why this is? Since the RAM disk goes at CPU
  17. > speed how could this possibly be slower????
  18.  
  19. Actually you could do this.  PC WORLD suggests leaving the RAM free 
  20. for other DOS apps and functions.  I guess if you have plenty of RAM,
  21. go ahead.  
  22.      Gregory R. Cook         |  INTERNET:    gcook@horus.cem.msu.edu
  23.  Department of Chemistry     |               cookgreg@student.msu.edu
  24. Michigan State University    |  BITNET:      cook@msucem.BITNET
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