Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!menudo.uh.edu!jetson.uh.edu!bchs1b From: bchs1b@jetson.uh.edu Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps Subject: Re: Will WP 5.1 use a co-processor? Message-ID: <9389.28310531@jetson.uh.edu> Date: 15 May 91 09:53:53 CDT References: Organization: University of Houston Lines: 32 In article , isaacso@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (Eric J. Isaacson) writes: > Can anyone say authoritatively whether or not WP 5.1 will use a math > coprocessor if one is present? I'm drafting some preliminary > specifications for a new system and this will be very useful > information. At present I'm editing a series of rather large > documents that are heavily laden with graphics boxes using multiple > fonts, and other things that makes WP really bog down as I scroll > through them (especially on my 8 MHz 8088 at home!). I basically > would like to know if a 386SX/16 with coprocessor will perform better > in this context than a 386/25 without. > > Thanks in advance. > -- > Eric J. Isaacson (the other) Internet: isaacso@ucs.indiana.edu > School of Music--Indiana Univ. NeXT Mail: isaacso@bartok.music.indiana.edu > Bloomington, IN 47405 -- I am NOT the author of A86 and other -- > (812) 855-7832(o)/333-1827(h) -- outstanding software...I wish I were... -- I just called Wordperfect support (got through in 30 seconds) and asked them since I was also curious. They said it can have an effect on View Document mode, but the effect is pretty minor. It would not speed anything else up. they said the effect was pretty insignificant. I also agree with others that diskcaching really helps as does a ram disk if you configure WP to use it. mike benedik dept. biochemistry university of houston benedik@uh.edu