Paul Cundle ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) on 6 May 2000 23:52:26 +0000:
>
> > A bit of an odd one this, but has anyone else noticed the strange
> > phenomenon that if you hold down the right mouse button, thereby
> > stopping any screen update, while downloading something on Voyager,
> > it downloads much quicker ie stalls less?
> > Any ideas? Anyone?
>
> At a guess, I'd say it's because holding down the RMB pretty much
> halts anything else that might be running. As you're using the
> internal serial port, your CPU is being used for both running voyager
> and controlling the serial transfer so it's under pressure. By
> stopping the other processes, some power is freed up for use by your
> serial port.
>
> <disclaimer> Possibly </disclaimer> ;)
Well if that's the case, then I think my discovery has just revolutionised
low-spec Amiga browsing. I think I'll call it the "Stuart Effect" :-)
--
Cheers
Wayne Stuart
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