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From: winstead@faraday.ece.cmu.edu (Charles Holden Winstead)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: WP5.1 and Ramdrive
Message-ID: <1991May15.110650.21582@fs7.ece.cmu.edu>
Date: 15 May 91 11:06:50 GMT
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When I use WP and want to get a print out, I write to a postscript file, 
and lpr it to a network printer.  Under the "regular" WP set up, this took 
a LONG TIME to create the postscript files if I had any equations ( I print
my equations as graphics).  However, I now create a 3 Meg Ramdrive, copy all
the relevant WP programs to it, and print from there.  It works orders of 
magnitude faster, doesn't chew up my disk drive, and makes editing and pre-
viewing much more bearable.  I don't know if WP has improved the equation
part of their program for Windows, but I hope so.  Until then, I'll be doing
this.  Oh, If you try this, make sure that you set your automatic backup files
to go to a physical drive instead of the ramdrive -just in case.

-Chuck