Mail Archives: opendos/2000/11/25/08:46:37
----- Original Message -----
From: "Arkady V.Belousov" <ark AT belous DOT munic DOT msk DOT su>
To: <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: Optimizing CONFIG.SYS...
> X-Comment-To: Patrick Moran
>
> Hi!
>
> 24-ξΟΡ-2000 05:42 pmoran22 AT yahoo DOT com (Patrick Moran) wrote to
> <opendos AT delorie DOT com>:
> >> 23-ξΟΡ-2000 14:12 pmoran22 AT yahoo DOT com (Patrick Moran) wrote to
<opendos AT delorie DOT com>:
> If something in CuteMouse will not liked to you then there is big
> chance to enhance/correct problem. I'm not so deaf like most software
> vendors. :)
I'll check it out and let you know. I have downloaded the 1.8 beta version
but have not had a chance to play with it yet.
> >> PM> PROMPT [DRDOS] $P$G
> >> PM> ^
> >> PM> These can be loaded anytime. I did not notice any difference if I
loaded
> >> PM> them first.
> >> PROMPT is not a program, this is substitute for SET PROMPT
statement,
> >> also as PATH is a substitute for SET PATH statement.
> PM> Yes, I know. they do not use any memory, that is why they can be used
at
> PM> anytime.
>
> This statement _uses_ memory for consequent environment variable.
Yes, but that is included in the env size you use in the CONFIG file, it is
not extra memory that can interfere or fragment loading and memory.
> >> PM> SET TEMP=C:\TEMP
> >> PM> SET TMP=C:\TMP
> >> Why you use different directory for %TMP%?
> PM> I have always had both |TEMP and \TMP directories on all drives and
> PM> partitions long before this variable was included in the AUTOEXEC.
mainly,
> PM> stupid WINDOWS will erase everything that exists in the TEMP
directory. I
>
> ? Windows _not_ earase anything in %TEMP% directory.
Bet me. I have installed programs that have wiped it out.
> PM> keep files there from time to time, so I now use TMP for those files.
I have
> PM> had this habbit for many years and long before WINDOZE crap came
around.
>
> I have no objection against some directory for temporary work - but
why
> you advertise this directory for programs as temporary directory which can
> be cleaned (wrong but possible behavior)? Let SET TMP will equal to
C:\TEMP
> and near may exist any unpublic directory, including C:\TMP.
This is something that was installed by some program years ago and I just
leave it that way. I don't even recall what program put it in, but some
programs do or did need it. So I just left it in. (Probably some old
archiver that I still occasionally use, I have a ton of old ones like ARC,
ZOO, etc. I still run across files using these.)
> >> PM> BREAK=OFF
> >> I recommend BREAK=ON - this gives slightly more control on apps
running
> >> for you.
> PM> It slows down the computer, so I leave it off.
>
> How much this "slow downs the computer"? Do you have precisely
timings
> or this is only your suggestion?
You will definitely notice it in a true BLUE IBM PC/XT. Since it was
noticable way back then, I just turn it off. There is enough crap already
that slows a system down because of drivers that have to be loaded. I don't
need anything else to slow the system down. But if you would like, I may be
able to run a program that calculates PI to 3758 decimal places and gives
the time it takes in seconds, but not sure that it would affect this machine
as it only takes 80 seconds. I would probably have to check it on my old 286
board. But it was very noticeable on an XT.
> >> B5E7 - B6B6 3.3K CTMOUSE
> PM> I'll give that a try. Have you used it loaded prior to running TASK
MANAGER
> PM> and using a communications program such as Terminate? How does it work
with
>
> I don't use neither TASK MANAGER nor TERMINATE. I use Windows 3.x and
> TERM90 from Norton Commander and have no troubles.
The terminal program does not matter. I could use PCTools commute or any
other comm program. I use Task manager, because I hate WINDOZE. Get tired of
it's bloated programs and crashing all the time. I use NT for that crap. At
one time I had a completely MS clean machine (except for BRUNs) and would
very much like to get it back that way just as soon as these jerks on the
internet understand that there are other OSes in the world besides MS crap
for software. I will go back to using Linux and DOS, WITHOUT any MS crap on
it.
Pat
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