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From: dahlstr@hus.chalmers.se (Gunnar Dahlstrom)
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Subject: Re: WP5.1 and Ramdrive
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Date: 16 May 91 20:56:34 GMT
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In article <1991May15.110650.21582@fs7.ece.cmu.edu> winstead@faraday.ece.cmu.edu (Charles Holden Winstead) writes:
>
>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

I think you don't need to copy all WP file to your ramdisk, just tell WP to
put temporary files on your ramdisk  this speed up WP allmost as fast than
if you copy your WP files to ramdisk. And you have all ramdisk free for
yor work!!

To do this is simple just use a switch when you start WP, i don't remember
it right know but take a look in the manual.

// Gunnar


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				Gunnar Dahlstrom
			Chalmers University of Technology
			    Div. Building Technology
			   412 96 Gothenburg,  Sweden
			E-Mail:  dahlstr@hus.chalmers.se
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