Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!wuarchive!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!ubc-cs!alberta!ccu!bright From: bright@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Bob Bright) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Mega ST4 slows down and seizes ... Keywords: WordPerfect, GDOS, TurboJet Message-ID: <1990Mar27.032814.20588@ccu.umanitoba.ca> Date: 27 Mar 90 03:28:14 GMT References: <1990Mar26.145406.13953@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada Lines: 29 In article <1990Mar26.145406.13953@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> romwa@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Royal Ontario Museum) writes: >A friend of mine is having problems with running WP for extended >periods of time on a Mega ST4. She has GDOS setup using Neocept's >driver for and HP DeskJet+. After about an hour of heavy usage, the >whole system slows down to a crawl (consistently) and all menu >operations/dialog boxes etc. take minutes to process. Does anyone >have any clues as to what is causing the problem? Her documents Sounds like it's related to the infamous "phantom typist". Ask your friend to try moving the mouse slightly after each keypress or mouse operation, the next time the problem strikes. If moving the mouse causes the keypresses or menu operations to take effect immediately rather than minutes later, then it's the same problem that many of us have been having periodically with WP and other keyboard intensive applications. Assuming that it is the same problem, can she really consistently recreate it after an hour of use? If so, I'd really like to know the exact configuration of her system, including order of \AUTO\ prgs etc. Better yet, I'd really like Atari Corp. to know the exact configuration of her system, so that they can finally confirm the existence of the problem, and hopefully do something about it. BBB -- Bob Bright Dept. of Philosophy University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Man R3T 2N2 (204) 474-9680