Path: utzoo!yunexus!gen1!yunccn!shields
From: shields@yunccn (Paul Shields)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: What's faster than 'type'-ing a menu screen
Summary: raw mode is not so compatible either.
Message-ID: <307@yunccn>
Date: 16 Mar 88 06:26:57 GMT
Article-I.D.: yunccn.307
Posted: Wed Mar 16 01:26:57 1988
References: <4742@ecsvax.UUCP> <4490009@hpcvca.HP.COM>
Organization: York NCCN
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In article <4490009@hpcvca.HP.COM> scott@hpcvca.HP.COM (Scott Linn) writes:
>In article <4742@ecsvax.UUCP> mvolo@ecsvax.UUCP (Michael R. Volow) writes:
>]Would appreciate the recommendations of net members regarding the
>]following question:

[...]
>]I'm not eager to utilize
>]ansi.sys substitutes such as nansi.sys or Fansi-Console, because of
>]possible incompatibilities with other software.  Is anyone aware of
>]some utility substituting for the 'type' command which can put a DOS
>]menu file on screen more quickly?

>Another way to get fast screen typing is to put the console into
>binary (raw) mode so that no escape/control translations are performed.
>This *really* speeds up transfers.

Putting the console into binary mode doesn't do you any good if you want
to be able to process Ctrl C.  Also, it doesn't expand tabs on output,
so I wouldn't consider it the greatest thing since sliced time.

FANSI-Console is one of the fastest, most compatible ansi drivers I've seen
(flames gratiously accepted.) It's shareware, so if you have a problem
with it, you haven't lost anything since you have that free trial period.

Why not try it out?  I'll post it if enough people want it.
-- 
Paul Shields, shields@yunccn.UUCP

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