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From: dlyons@Apple.COM (David Lyons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Comments re:GSOS 5.0
Message-ID: <31079@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 19 May 89 04:58:46 GMT
References: <8905181737.AA02846@crash.cts.com>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <8905181737.AA02846@crash.cts.com> pnet01!pro-sol!davidr@nosc.mil writes:
>Network Comment: to #7306 by pnet01!crash!pro-pac.cts.com!tomj
>
>  That's right.
>
>And, well, the GS support is really Going Slow, if you get what I mean. I
>really wish that there will be some kind of upgrade for the //gs. *SPEED* is
>most welcomed (I've got a TransWarp GS for the moment, but it's my friend's
>and I've gotta return it soon) as I noticed that a 6.2MHz chip can really make
>a visible difference in performance. Finder flies. DeluxePaint // fills in a
>zap, everything works at turbo speed.

The system flies under 5.0, too.  You'll like it.  Anything that uses QuickDraw
is sped up considerably (like 2 or 3 times in some cases...it depends).  Games
that already do their own fast animation won't be affected, though.

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