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Re: DESQview 386 & communications programs

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From: Jim Reisert
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 1991 22:51
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In article <20354@yunexus.YorkU.CA>,
	rreiner@yunexus.YorkU.CA (Richard Reiner) writes...

>When I run communications software in DESQview 386 2.31 with text
>screen virtualization turned on, screen updates are very jerky (lines
>are written in increments).

I cured this problem by using TAME with my DESQview tasks.  TAME gives away
the CPU if the active task is just waiting for keyboard input.  This gives
more time to active tasks.  TAME250 can be downloaded from SIMTEL20.

- Jim

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From: reisert@ricks.enet.dec.com (Jim Reisert)
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Subject: Re: DESQview 386 & communications programs
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