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Re: MS FlgtSim and Win3

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From: Joel Spolsky
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 1990 06:00
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In article <2731@polari.UUCP> ashing@polari.UUCP (Al Shing) writes:
>
>I've run mine in 386-enhanced mode, and it ran at near real speeds.  Do you 
>have the "Monitor Ports" box selected in your PIF?  If so, this is your 
>problem.  Everything runs slower if this box is selected.   
>

Not if you have a VGA. If you have a VGA card "Monitor Ports" is
ignored. Flight simulator is still molases when I uncheck these.

Joel Spolsky
spolsky@cs.yale.edu                                     Silence = Death
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