Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!gwyn From: gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn) Newsgroups: net.micro.apple Subject: Re: programs stalling/pauses problem on a ][+/][e Message-ID: <5532@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Wed, 31-Oct-84 16:11:16 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.5532 Posted: Wed Oct 31 16:11:16 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 3-Nov-84 20:11:46 EST References: <320@stcvax.UUCP> Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 8 > I have been having a problem with program stalling on the apple due > to "garbage collection" of variables, I think. The program seems to > run fine at times, then it pauses from 15 secs to 2 minutes, and it > seems to get worse the longer the program is run. I was wondering if > anybody had this same problem and/or knew a good way to minimize this > problem or cure it all together. Yes, use ProDOS. Its BASIC garbage collector is MUCH better than DOS's.