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- From: msmcknig@unccsun.uncc.edu (Michael S McKnight)
- Subject: Re: Suggestion for next PStream
- Message-ID: <C18AxG.DCD@unccsun.uncc.edu>
- Organization: University of NC at Charlotte
- References: <1jfq79INNg64@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> <1993Jan20.075902.11710@dcdwest.uucp> <C16s0t.JHz@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 00:05:39 GMT
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- In article <C16s0t.JHz@ccu.umanitoba.ca> ummuir05@ccu.umanitoba.ca (John Derek Muir) writes:
- >In <1993Jan20.075902.11710@dcdwest.uucp> steve@dcdwest.uucp (Steve Meloche) writes:
- >
- >>Me, I just wish that PageStream would allow multitasking during a screen
- >>redraw! I often change something in a page layout and try to do something
- >>else on the computer while PageStream is redrawing the page, but *no*, I am
- >>stuck with the busy pointer no matter which screen I click on. I am really
- >>annoyed that such a professional program still chooses to hog a multitasking
- >>computer when doing computationally intensive work like that.
- >
- >Get yourself a MATH co-processor!! THEN you'll be in buisness. ALL
- >programs that are heavy in the floating-point math are slow, but it helps if
- >you have a co-processor.
- >
- >John
- >
-
- Well, your statement is true, but a FPU (math-coprocessor) wont do him a bit
- of good as far as PageStream is concerned. PageStream uses all Integer math
- for its graphics and such as its awful har to light up 1.5 pixels or print
- 1.5 dots on a printer. See what I mean? CAD and Spreadsheets might be a
- better example of why one should get an FPU.
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