On Tue, 2026-02-03 at 15:03 -0800, B 9 wrote: > That’s a similar but different problem. I’ll be honest that I thought > the > same at first, but then a dim light of recognition of what Daniel > said > about large files clicked on and I tested it on my Tandy 200 to be > sure. I > don’t know if the M100 is different, but try this procedure and see > if it > bogs down. > > - Write a line of text, > - Copy the entire buffer: Ctrl+W (top of doc), F7 (select), Ctrl+Z > (end > of doc), F5 (copy) > - Paste it a bunch of times using the PASTE key. > - Repeat Copying the whole buffer and Pasting. > - Keep Pasting until the document is about 10K in size. (If you > get > “Memory Full”, the clipboard may be too large to paste.). > - Go to the top of the file (Ctrl+W) and try typing a sentence on > a new > line. You’ll know you’re seeing the same problem if the words do > not show > up immediately. > - The faster you are as a typist, the sooner you’ll notice the > issue, > but as the file gets larger, eventually the delay should be > perceptible by > anyone. > > Hitting Enter does not help with this bug. >
You are quite correct! I reproduced this on my M-102 since it was the most accessible of the machines. With the file at about 5K in size, typing text at or near the start of the file resulted in sluggish response, regardless of whether you have added a new line or two as I described earlier. So the "pushing characters off the screen" thing is a separate issue. On my M-102, the response is still tolerable with a 5K file, but once you get to 10K, it's no longer workable; you have to wait several seconds for the machine to catch up. Regardless of the file size, if you are near the end of the file, you don't see this problem; i.e. the response time is normal when you are typing near the end of the file. I guess this makes sense because there is less text to "push away" as you type. And this is my "usual" mode of typing on thie machine. I am typically more interested in getting the text down, and leaving the editing/correction part to a more capable machine. So I rarely see this problem since I don't generally go back and edit the text (much!) on the M-100 or M-102. Thanks for the step-by-step instructions. I always have something new to learn about these machines! Regards, Bert
