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From: pegram@kira.UUCP (Robert B. Pegram)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Quick ST vs Turbo ST
Message-ID: <1991Feb25.182842.6162@uvm.edu>
Date: 25 Feb 91 18:28:42 GMT
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From article <1991Feb22.182952.16058@ecst.csuchico.edu>, by
ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen):

Previously quoted article deleted, Ed replies:

> Here's what I'd tell any person who's interested in TST and QST: 
> 
>If you want all the other goodies that QST has, like background pics 
>and fills and the file viewer and stuff, then go for it.  However, if
> you use something like NeoDesk that already has background pics, 
>fills, and a file viewer, and you like the little bit of screen speed
> increase that TST gives over QST, then get QST.  
> 
> Also keep in mind that QST takes up less memory than TST (if you 
> don't have the picture installed on QST).  
> 
> I bought QuickST and now I don't use it.  I use Turbo ST 'cause it's
> faster.

Ed, I have both also.  Only one thing confuses me - if TST is faster
for replacement mono fonts, why is it *much* slower for GDOS fonts and
fonts using attributes such as italic and bold?  I find the difference
in speed maddening when I use WordUP 3.0 (still need the last upgrade
disk 8-) and therefore stick to QST for now.  

Try the QST test for text with attributes and/or GDOS to see what I
mean.  Oh yeah I, run *both* the QST background picture and the
NEODESK one (that's one reason why I got 2.5 Meg, for frills 8-) that
way - or if I used the QST fills - I can get a picture (or fill)
behind my Gem programs as well as on the Desktop.

Finally (I know, RTFM 8-) is there a way to store and reread NeoDesk
fill patterns - a RSC file perhaps?

thanks,
	Bob Pegram

pegram@griffin.uvm.edu
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