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- From: rob@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu (Robert K Shull)
- Subject: Re: PAUSEING IN SYSTEM 7.1 OPERATIONS.......HELP!!!!
- Message-ID: <BxK2z6.JID@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu>
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 14:30:41 GMT
- References: <1992Nov9.184844.13120@nrc.com> <BxIyBo.94F@acsu.buffalo.edu> <1dptlrINNp9o@cabernet.cs.purdue.edu>
- Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
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- knapp@cs.purdue.edu (Edgar Knapp) writes:
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- >In article <BxIyBo.94F@acsu.buffalo.edu> zinkin@acsu.buffalo.edu (David R Zinkin) writes:
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- >I am having slightly different problems, and they occur both on my Mac
- >II at home and at my PowerBook 170 in the office. Word always took
- >about half a minute or so to start up, but since I upgraded to System
- >7.1, MacTCP 1.1.1 and AutoDoubler 2.0 it takes more than twice as
- >long.
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- On my machine (IIsi, 17MB RAM) this appears to be directly related to
- the number of fonts installed. The pause is something like 5-10 seconds
- with 200 fonts installed, going down to unnoticeable as the number of
- fonts goes down to 30-40 or so.
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- >Edgar Knapp
-
- Robert
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- Robert K. Shull, Sr. Applications Programmer, Engineering Computer Network
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