[comp.sys.mac.comm] Telnet2.4b12/MacTCP 1.0.1/System 7 = SLOOOOW

brian@krakatoa.jsc.nasa.gov (Brian Donnell [PT4]) (06/21/91)

I am running MacTCP 1.0.1 with System 7, and I am using NCSA Telnet 2.4b12.
Telnet 2.4b12 runs MUCH slower than Telnet 2.3 (MacTCP) under the same
configuration.  For example, it takes about 1 second to print 1 line of
80 column text on a machine literally next door.  The speed is the same
if I configure MacTCP to use LocalTalk through a Fastpath gateway or if
I use EtherTalk through a board directly on the Ethernet.

Does anyone else have this problem?  Does anyone know how to fix it?

Brian Donnell
NASA/JSC
brian@krakatoa.jsc.nasa.gov

resnick@cogsci.uiuc.edu (Pete Resnick) (06/21/91)

brian@krakatoa.jsc.nasa.gov (Brian Donnell [PT4]) writes:

>I am running MacTCP 1.0.1 with System 7, and I am using NCSA Telnet 2.4b12.
>Telnet 2.4b12 runs MUCH slower than Telnet 2.3 (MacTCP) under the same
>configuration.  For example, it takes about 1 second to print 1 line of
>80 column text on a machine literally next door.  The speed is the same
>if I configure MacTCP to use LocalTalk through a Fastpath gateway or if
>I use EtherTalk through a board directly on the Ethernet.

>Does anyone else have this problem?  Does anyone know how to fix it?

The latest version of Telnet finally made an attempt to fix the font
problem that existed as far back as Telnet has existed. The developers
did a complete overhaul of the font code. Though the problems with using
different fonts and sizes went away (kudos to the developers), the code
just is substantially slower. Hopefully next beta release will do a little
optimization. It is beta, you know. :-)

(Disclaimer: I have no connection with NCSA other than being an annoying
beta-tester. :-))

pr
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