Re: What causes the GUI's slowness under 3.0?

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From: Doug DeJulio
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1992 14:37

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In article <1992Oct9.032553.26343@eng.ufl.edu> pgriffin@uful07.phys.ufl.edu (Paul A. Griffin) writes:
>c. If it is a bug, is there a simple fix that an end user, or system
>administator can implement?  Does NeXT plan on releasing the bug fix
>before 3.1 arrives?

Yes, I think so.  Boot with more buffers.  This makes a HUGE
difference.  Before increasing the number of buffers, my NeXTstation
mono (25MHz) cralwed with 3.0.  Now it doesn't seem like it's slower
than 2.1 to me (subjective, might be because of the way I use it).
-- 
Doug DeJulio
ddj+@cmu.edu

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