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From: simon@alberta.UUCP (Simon Tortike)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Sllloooowww Mac II problem
Message-ID: <213@pembina.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 24-Oct-87 22:25:41 EST
Article-I.D.: pembina.213
Posted: Sat Oct 24 22:25:41 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 27-Oct-87 01:40:31 EST
References: <11905@decwrl.DEC.COM> <3021@husc6.UUCP>
Organization: U. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
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Summary: *$%! desktop updates under MultiFinder

In article <3021@husc6.UUCP>, singer@endor.harvard.edu (Richard Siegel) writes:
> In article <11905@decwrl.DEC.COM> hunt@firqb.dec.com (Phil Hunt) writes:
> >I was running Multifinder 6.0b6, System 4.2a4 and it is GREAT, but, while
> >running Red Ryder 10.0, I noticed that the system would delay about 6-8 seconds
> >while downloading every 3 minutes or so, causing RR 10.0 to get timeouts, so I
> 
> 	Since the Finder's running in the background, it updates the
> disk statistics *every time* a write occurs. If you want to see slow,
> try running MacTerminal under MF with the "Save Lines Off Top" 
> option enabled.
> 
This appears to be a nasty problem with any i/o  intensive program running under
MultiFinder.  I saw the same problem with RR10.0, but more serious for me was
when using Absoft's MacFortran/020 FTN compiler.  It does a read/write for
every line of source.  The net compilation rate is *less* on my 2Mb Mac//
than on a Mac plus.  So working with QUED/M at the same time is out of
the question.  Is there a Mac//-compatible Switcher anywhere?  Or a *good*
DA text editor?
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W. Simon Tortike
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