derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa) (09/13/90)
I just receive ATM 2.0. I tested it with a simple MS word document to see how much faster it was and found that is appeared twice as fast. Test Time to open document ==== ===================== no ATM 16 sec ATM 1.2 42 sec ATM 2.0 26 sec Interestingly, I found that closing the document and reopening it resulted in times of 16 seconds for each test. This is caused by ATM already having all the fonts built up in memory. The extra time in the initial openning of the document is in retrieving the fonts from disk. On a Plus this is very slow what with 3:1 interleave and the slow SCSI Interface. This points up the efficient use of the ATM font cache. If you have a small cache, ATM will purge it to make room for more fonts. This slows things down when you access the first font again. I keep my cache set at 416k. Anyone else have a better number? QUESTION: The ATM 2.0 readme file states that I should be using MS Word 4.0b with an ImageWriter II to get proper font spacing. Has anyone seen V4.0b? We just received about 20 copies of MS Word and every one is V4.0 according to the about.... or the get info.
derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa) (09/13/90)
derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa) writes: >QUESTION: The ATM 2.0 readme file states that >I should be using MS Word 4.0b with an ImageWriter >II to get proper font spacing. >Has anyone seen V4.0b? We just received about >20 copies of MS Word and every one is V4.0 >according to the about.... or the get info. ` I just got off the phone with MicroSoft. They have just begun shipping 4.0b and it was given to me free! It may be because I am part of a "fortune 1000 company" (in MS's words) or that I professed to just purchasing 17 copies of MS Word which were all V2.0 (which is the truth). MS says that you need V2.0b for file server situations and ImageWriterII kerning. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= = John DeRosa, Motorola, Inc, Cellular Infrastructure Division = = e-mail: ...uunet!motcid!derosaj = = motcid!derosaj@uunet.uu.net = = Applelink: N1111 = = I do not hold by employer responsible for any information in this message = = nor am I responsible for anything my employer may do or say. = =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
hermens@groucho (09/13/90)
In article <4608@crystal9.UUCP> derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa) writes: >I just receive ATM 2.0. I tested it with a simple Much deleted here------------------ > >QUESTION: The ATM 2.0 readme file states that >I should be using MS Word 4.0b with an ImageWriter >II to get proper font spacing. > >Has anyone seen V4.0b? We just received about >20 copies of MS Word and every one is V4.0 >according to the about.... or the get info. I requested 4.0b from Microsoft some time ago. The customer assistance person on the phone said that "Word 4.0a is the same as 4.0b", and I received 4.0a in the mail. Hmmm... Leonard
isle@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Ken Hancock) (09/13/90)
In article <1990Sep12.234423.11000@groucho> hermens@ted.cs.uidaho.edu (Leonard Hermens) writes: >I requested 4.0b from Microsoft some time ago. > >The customer assistance person on the phone said that >"Word 4.0a is the same as 4.0b", and I received 4.0a >in the mail. Hmmm... Tips for Dealing with Microsoft Corp. (or "How to Deal with Most Large Companies) (c) Copyable 1990 Ken Hancock 1. Usually Microsoft is wrong. Many customers who call up Microsoft, believe it or not, know what they are talking about. More often then not, their customer support does not. This leads us to (2). 2. Tell them they are wrong. Let them know what you want. If they don't get it right the first time (usually the case, once again), then call back (unfortunately, on your dime since customer/technical support is a 206 number, not an 800). 3. Read MacWeek, UseNet, America Online, Compuserve, GEnie, or some BBS. Usually, information from other sources filters down fairly quickly. As a last resort, subscribe to MacUser or MacWorld. The information usually gets there sooner or later. This step is especially important in view of (1). After all, wouldn't it be scary if Customer Support actually started telling people the right thing? 4. Don't give up hope. (This can be the hardest rule to follow.) ----- On the Issue of Word 4.00B, it took me 3 times until they got it right and sent me 4.00B. (Yes, that means I have 3 copes of Word 4.00A sitting around. Free disks.) 4.00B has been around for quite some time now -- if Customer Support is telling you that there's no difference, ask to talk to their supervisor. Fortunately, supervisors are usually well-informed. Ken -- Ken Hancock | This account needs a new home in MA... Isle Systems | Can you provide a link for it? isle@eleazar.dartmouth.edu | It doesn't bite... :-)
dwal@ellis.uchicago.edu (David Walton) (09/14/90)
In article <24172@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> isle@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Ken Hancock) writes: >On the Issue of Word 4.00B, it took me 3 times until they got it >right and sent me 4.00B. (Yes, that means I have 3 copes of Word 4.00A >sitting around. Free disks.) 4.00B has been around for quite some >time now -- if Customer Support is telling you that there's no >difference, ask to talk to their supervisor. Fortunately, >supervisors are usually well-informed. Excuse my inattention, but what precisely are the differences between 4.00A and 4.00B? Does anybody know? Or has Microsoft been too confused to tell us the difference? -- David Walton Internet: dwal@midway.uchicago.edu University of Chicago { Any opinions found herein are mine, not } Computing Organizations { those of my employers (or anybody else). }
isle@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Ken Hancock) (09/14/90)
In article <1990Sep14.003804.13246@midway.uchicago.edu> dwal@ellis.uchicago.edu (David Walton) writes: >In article <24172@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> isle@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Ken Hancock) writes: > >Excuse my inattention, but what precisely are the differences between >4.00A and 4.00B? Improved IIci compatability (read as: fewer crashes) Fractional Widths enabled for Imagewriters And of course, other "feature" fixes. (We all know, of course, that since Bill Gates told us MS Word 4.00 would be a bug-free release, everything known as a bug is now a feature... :-) ) Ken -- Ken Hancock | This account needs a new home in MA... Isle Systems | Can you provide a link for it? isle@eleazar.dartmouth.edu | It doesn't bite... :-)
dkletter@adobe.COM (It's all fun and games until someone PUTS AN EYE OUT) (09/16/90)
In article <4608@crystal9.UUCP> derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa) writes: >I keep my cache set at 416k. Anyone else have >a better number? i keep my font cache at 256K on my cx which i think is more than sufficient. -- "Ein zwei drei vier... Steve oh yeah."
clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu (Chaz Larson) (09/25/90)
In article <4608@crystal9.UUCP> derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa) writes: >Has anyone seen V4.0b? We just received about >20 copies of MS Word and every one is V4.0 >according to the about.... or the get info. The Word 4.0 upgrade package I recieved from Microsoft earlier this summer [probably around May or June] contained 4.00B. chaz -- -- "I Am The Reincarnation of Abraham Lincoln", Insists Prince. -spew clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu AOL:Crowbone