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From: PYC121@URIACC.URI.EDU (Andy Kress)
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Subject: Speed
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Date: 28 Jun 91 12:11:11 GMT
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   Saw a note that was saying Orca/C is fast and someone basically laughing
 at that statment.  Here's something I noticed...not to do with Orca/C.
   When I first got my GS it came with Prodos16 version 3.1(I think).  I
 thought it was great!!  I used it all the time and it never bothered me.
 Then GS/OS 4.0 came out....didn't seem like much of an improvment but I
 used it.  Then I went back and used Prodos16 for something and gagged!!!
 It was unbearibly slow.  The same thing happened when 5.0 came out.  If
 you use 5.04 and really want to torture yourself try booting Prodos16
 and then go crazy!  Now my latest experience with this is having a HD and
 a ZipGS.  I have the Zip configured to off and let the INIT turn it on on
 boot.  Well I re-formatted my HD and had booted off a floppy so the Zip
 wasn't on....A) The boot was slow from a floppy and B) The desktop was
 unbearably slow too!  I immeadiatly installed the init on the floppy
 and re-booted.  Much better.  The funny thing is when I first put my Zip
 in I didn't see any apparent increase...I was going to return it cause
 it didnt do anything for the price I paid.  BOY was I WRONG!  So the
 hole point of this note is to say you get used to things.  I think my
 GS screams along because I am used to it with a Zip, HD, and 5.04.  When
 6.0 comes out and I get a faster HD someday my current set up will be
 so slow I cant use it.  Ok...Im done!

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