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- From: lionel@cs.city.ac.uk (Lionel Tun)
- Subject: Re: S3: Re: Odd Psion 3 behaviour
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.164904.18650@city.cs>
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- Organization: City University, London
- References: <1993Jan20.132011.21473@geosys.co.uk> <1993Jan21.145707.21797@city.cs> <6149@ceylon.gte.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 16:49:04 GMT
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- In article <6149@ceylon.gte.com> js12@gte.com writes:
- >|> steve@geosys.co.uk writes:
- >|> >I have noticed this behaviour as well, here are some clues I have picked up
- >|> >
- >|> > 1) The slowdown seems to always start at half past the hour
- >|> > 2) If you switch to the system screen the "Busy updating lists"
- >|> > message is normally there
- >|> >
- >|> >this suggests to me that at certain wall clock times the system software
- >|> >wanders round the system cleaning up memory fragmentation, checking that
- >|> >files are still there and other such activities.
- >|> >
- >|> >The slowdown seems to only happen for a short while on my fully loaded
- >|> >256k Psion 3, but could take longer if the slots are occupied.
- >|>
- >
- >Can you try an additional experiment?
- >
- >In the system screen, is menu-options 'Update Lists' set to auto?
- >
- >If it is, does toggling it to 'System button' stop the delays?
- >
- >I thought so! (Confident, isn't he?)
- >
- >This option will stop the S3 from updating the lists in the system
- >display. You can force an update by pressing the System button TWICE.
- >I run this way and find it really speeds up the system. It's documented
- >in the manual. You did read it cover to cover, didn't you?
-
- Hhhmm. I have set update to button and yet I got this funny slowdown.
-
- >
- >- john schettino
-
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