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- From: itchy.caltech.edu!nathan (Nathan Mates)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Subject: Re: speed of text applications...
- Date: 21 Nov 1992 07:02:28 GMT
- Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
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- References: <fmlin.2amy@terapin.com>
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- In article <fmlin.2amy@terapin.com> fmlin@terapin.com (Frank M. Lin)
- writes:
- > What does NiftyList use for I/O anyway? It scrolls so FAST! I don't use
- it (
- > which I don't use :). Why? Is it because interrupts are disabled when
- you're
- > frank m. lin
- > fmlin@terapin.com
- >
-
- Well, I'd bet that it's because the tools are thrown out, and the
- program writes directly to the screen. (Yeah, blatant plug for the FTA's
- no tools philosophy, but I have written legit programs too)
-
- Nathan
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