Re: Speed up cursor

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From: Michael Daneman
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1991 23:22

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References: <1991Mar5.074742.6657@watdragon.waterloo.edu> <1991Mar5.130948.21268@granite.cr.bull.com> <1991Mar8.224302.7917@aero.org>

> >In article <1991Mar5.074742.6657@watdragon.waterloo.edu> shikida@lion.uwaterloo.ca
> >  (Steve Hikida) writes:
> >>I was wondering if anyone knows how (preferably source however I wouldn't
> >>mind an .exe/.com too) to speed up the cursor SAFELY (i.e. read that as
> >>"so no program will barf out")?
> 
> A routine supplied with Volkswriter 3, called ATKBD, allows one to set
> the keyboard rate. I'm sure there's public domains stuff to do this too.

You can change the keyboard rate with the DOS mode command.  I don't remember
the exact syntax, but it should be in the DOS documentation.-- 
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From: daneman@czech.sw.mcc.com (Michael Daneman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.os.msdos.misc,alt.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Speed up cursor
Keywords: cursor, DOS
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Date: 13 Mar 91 23:22:59 GMT
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