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["L.D. Best" <l.d.best@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Since I just turned off 'vacation' I don't know the background on this
... And since I'm still in the process of migrating to 1.73 (working on
GUI make-overs) I can't say that it's fair for me to do comparisons.
But with 1.71 and 284 items in cache (not counting headings), shell to
DOS is instantaneous.  But my cache resides on a RAMdrive by default ...
which shouldn't make any difference on shelling out.

What is your extended v expanded memory?  I've got my system set up for
Arachne with -0- extended memory and all XMS. (I use other settings when
not in Arachne configuration.) 

l.d.

P.S.  I just tested using external editor in 1.73 yesterday, and that
also was nearly instantaneous.
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On Mon, 01 Mar 2004 18:46:25 -0500 (EST), Arachne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> From: "Greg Mayman" <gmone@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2004 18:22:23 +0930
> Subject: [arachne] Re: arachne Digest V2 #76

>> Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 13:21:38 -0600
>> From: "Glenn Gilbreath Jr." <wizard57m@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [arachne] Re: Arachne delays

>> Greg,

>> Try turning off "virtual screens" in the Options, Performance
>> settings.  Use "No virtual screen" fastest setting...only time you
>> really need virtual screen is if you do a lot of "screen captures".

> That certainly has eliminated the delay in drawing screens, but
> has not stopped the delay on calling External Editor (while
> composing replies) or on shell-to-DOS. At present this is about 5
> seconds with 110 items in the cache.

> Shell-to-DOS is a good one to check it with as it is instantly
> available at any time (except while composing mail) and _should_
> execute very quickly due to having almost no overhead.

> Greg M.

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