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Re: INCREDIBLY SLOOOOOOOW PRINTING IN WINDOWS 3.1

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From: Tom Haapanen
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 03:30
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Richard_Robb@mindlink.bc.ca (Richard Robb) writes:
> I have a 4 MB 386-16 SX system and a permanent swap file of about 5 MB.  I am
> using Norton's cache, with an extended memory cache of about 2700 K.

YO!!!  That massive cache only leaves 1.3 MB for Windows!  Drop that cache
down to, say 768K or 1 MB.  Windows will be much happier.

Our 386SX/20 notebook (4 MB memory) prints a full page of graphics to a
LaserJet II in a minute or two -- that 40 minutes is just plain ridiculous.

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From: tomh@wes.on.ca (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: Re: INCREDIBLY SLOOOOOOOW PRINTING IN WINDOWS 3.1
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Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 03:30:57 GMT
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