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From: chao@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (Chia-Chi Chao)
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Subject: Re: Desqview disk access and PCKWIK
Keywords: DV, ANSI.COM, disk access, significant speedup
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Date: 6 Apr 91 05:51:24 GMT
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In article <22199@yunexus.YorkU.CA> rreiner@yunexus.YorkU.CA (Richard Reiner) writes:
>However, I do see a peculiar PCKWIK behaviour in DV.  When PCKWIK is
>loaded with the /Q+ switch, which enables return of the prompt before
>disk activity is completed, this feature works perfectly, but not in a
>DESQview window.  Anybody have an explanation of this?

Here is the feedback from Multisoft:
"As to the Q switch in DV, Superpck makes some internal adjustments to itself
when it detects DesqView loading.  As a result of these, O+ and Q+ are
turned off."

Multisoft on CompuServe can be reached at 76004.151@compuserve.com.
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Chia-Chi Chao     chao@cs.ucla.edu   ..!ucbvax!cs.ucla.edu!chao