Use a dual processor if you need to use DOS box a lot. DOS is not prementive or well behaved. Once ran a DOS program under NT (could not get DOS lincense any more. Had to have dual processors... DOS window took 100% of 1 CPU. So one for NT and one for DOS.
On 12 Jun 2003 at 15:40, Barry Zubel wrote: > I've noticed that using a DOS prompt in *ANY* remote software (VNC, > pcAnywhere, RDS, etc) is extremely slow, which I have attributed to > the 'host' machine spending more clock cycles on it. > > If you open Task Mangler and view the processor usage before and while > you open a dos prompt, you will probably see the usage increase quite > a lot. > > Whether this is connected to the slow typing, I have no idea. > > > > Barry Zubel > IT Manager > Able Packaging Designs Ltd > > ********************************************************************** > ** *** This email may contain confidential information and/or > copyright material. This email is intended for the use of the > addressee only. Any unauthorised use may be unlawful. If you receive > this email by mistake, please advise the sender immediately by using > the reply facility in your email software. Thank you for your > cooperation. > > Please note that any opinions expressed in this e-mail are those of > the author personally and are not necessarily those of the Company or > any of its subsidiary companies, none of whom accept responsibility > for the contents of the message. This footnote also confirms that this > email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. > ********************************************************************** > ** *** > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Jon Sent: 12 June 2003 15:30 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: use_KeyPress as global setting > > > I've got the "keypress update problem" described here: > http://www.realvnc.com/pipermail/vnc-list/2003-January/037069.html > > Updating on typing is slow (and it annoys me!) > > I fixed it completely for notepad by setting use_KeyPress to 1 in its > Application_Prefs key. However, there was no cmd.exe there and even if > I > > add it and all the keys i couldnt get it working. > > In my case > > - Changing the server update handling properties to "Poll Foreground > Window" and "Poll on Event Recieved only" instead of "Poll Console > Window only" > > helps somewhat, but notepad is still much more responsive than > cmd.exe. > > So can use_KeyPress work with cmd.exe? > > client WinXP pro > server win2k pro > > WinVNC 3.3.7 > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
