Xref: utzoo comp.sys.amiga.hardware:5553 comp.sys.amiga.datacomm:23 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!bu.edu!purdue!mentor.cc.purdue.edu!noose.ecn.purdue.edu!stable.ecn.purdue.edu!yorkw From: yorkw@stable.ecn.purdue.edu (Willis F York) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.datacomm Subject: Re: Z-Modem x-fers with XPRZmodem (CPU HOG - Help Needed) Message-ID: Date: 12 Jan 91 04:11:06 GMT References: <91008.162720LDSHANER@MTUS5.BITNET> Sender: news@noose.ecn.purdue.edu (USENET news) Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network Lines: 23 john@wpi.WPI.EDU (John F Stoffel) writes: >I have a 2500 and have the same problem when downloading. I like to >start big downloadds and then go and play MechForce, but when using ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >XPRZmodem it keeps timing out for some reason on the other end. It >seems to work fine when I do nothing though. I'm also doing the DL at >2400. Aghhh! You are Multitasking WITH MechForce? That Game is a CPU HOG! (It says so in the DOCS!) try wiggling the Mouse when it shoots missles.. (I'm assuming ya mean the Battletech combat (NOT the InfoCom Trashy Prog Zmodem seems to be REAL senisitive to Time outs.. >Switching to kermit using 1K packets worked fine. Little slow in the Possible the Kermit prog sending is SOOOOO slow it can handle it???? -- yorkw@ecn.purdue.edu Willis F York ---------------------------------------------- Macintosh... Proof that a Person can use a Computer all day and still not know ANYTHING about computers.