Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!sri-unix!ABN.ISCAMS@USC-ISID.ARPA From: ABN.ISCAMS@USC-ISID.ARPA Newsgroups: net.micro.cpm Subject: Keyboard Delay in Word*/UNSPOOL Message-ID: <165@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Tue, 20-Mar-84 23:51:00 EST Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.165 Posted: Tue Mar 20 23:51:00 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 23-Mar-84 20:12:17 EST Lines: 24 Netlandians, I like the "background process" idea of both Word*'s PRINT function and UNSPOOL. However, I have a REAL problem with the keyboard being dead the majority of the time. I've read warnings that in Word* there may be an occasional delay, so "heads-up typing is not recommended" or something to that effect. However, waiting many many seconds for ANY key response/echo at ALL, then maybe entering 3 or 4, and then another LONG delay -- and none of this correlating to disk reads (usually), and with a nice little 1.5 or 2 Kb buffer on my Mannesman Tally -- where's the bloody delay? I have DMA on my Decision I disk controllers, sure, but disk reads don't take THAT long. Any ideas? I've tried my CBIOS patched to both Xon/Xoff and ...forget the alternative .. DTR? -- anyway, no difference there, so the BIOS shouldn't be waiting around for the printer. Both functions are effectively useless for any sort of text input because of this excessive delay (with Word* being the WORST!). Would appreciate some advice from the CP/M wizards... David Kirschbaum Toad Hall ABN.ISCAMS@USC-ISID