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Article #142Re: Running Voyager at maximum speed
From: Robin Abecasis
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 00:00
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 00:00
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On Fri, 25 Apr 1997 19:03:37 BST, Locandez <Lyndale@argonet.co.uk> wrote: >Does anyone have any tips for running Voyager at its maximum speed? The >scenario we're looking at here is when I tell Voyager to send/receive my >email and news. What I currently do is switch to Mode 0 (the modem runs on >interupts, right?) and increase the 'Next' slot up to maximum (dunno why. I >jus' do it :) Of course, I don't have any other programs multitasking >alongside it. Don't touch the keyboard or the mouse, whilst the modem lights are flickering on and off. Wrap the monitor with silver cooking foil as this will shield it from sun-spots which have been known to affect performance. Remove all magnets and speakers from near the computer, as thiese will simply slow down the data flow. As a last resort, you could always try sitting on your head, to increase the blood flow to the brain. What affect this will have on the transfer speeds, i know not, but you never know!! Arf... Robin -- Robin Abecasis - Acorns in Singapore... (Renegade Offline) robina@pacific.net.sg or robina@cyberdude.com
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 113320,578f2299fbe6f659 X-Google-Attributes: gid113320,public X-Google-Thread: 10cbcb,578f2299fbe6f659 X-Google-Attributes: gid10cbcb,public From: robina@pacific.net.sg (Robin Abecasis) Subject: Re: Running Voyager at maximum speed Date: 1997/04/28 Message-ID: <33622a95.91087359@news.pacific.net.sg> X-Deja-AN: 237871304 References: <na.a277ef4780.a40040Lyndale@argonet.co.uk> Organization: Renegade Reply-To: robina@pacific.net.sg Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.apps,argonet.acorn.voyager