From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Dec 23 14:30:30 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA16454 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 23 Dec 1998 14:30:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from shell2.la.best.com (shell2.la.best.com [209.24.216.141]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA16444 for ; Wed, 23 Dec 1998 14:30:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from nugundam@shell2.la.best.com) Received: (from nugundam@localhost) by shell2.la.best.com (8.9.1/8.9.0/best.sh) id OAA10031 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Wed, 23 Dec 1998 14:29:28 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <19981223142927.A9896@la.best.com> Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 14:29:28 -0800 From: "Joseph T. Lee" To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SPEED of Text OS References: <3.0.5.32.19981223095007.0081f410@powernet.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19981223095007.0081f410@powernet.net>; from Bart (The Good Guy) Trzynadlowski on Wed, Dec 23, 1998 at 09:50:07AM -0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, Dec 23, 1998 at 09:50:07AM -0800, Bart (The Good Guy) Trzynadlowski wrote: > Hello, > I've tried both Linux (Redhat 5.1) and PicoBSD but there has always been > something that really nags me about the text OS and typing in general (even > sometimes in X)... Why does the typing rate seem sluggish in the text os? > The repeat rate for the keyboard is slow and overall typing is a tad bit > muckier than in say... DOS... This is because the default rates are set for slow typing. Change it in XF86Config for X, in rc.conf and your bios for text-only display. I can't figure out where to set the rates for delay in tex-only display though... > If any of you have access to DOS try it out and then take a look at > FreeBSD's or Linux's speed... I dont know wether it is me or my hardware... > But it seems a bit slower. It's the software settings.. -- Joseph nugundam =best=com==/==\=IIGS=/==\=Playstation=/==\=Civic HX CVT=/==\ # Anime Expo 1998 >> www.anime-expo.org/ > # Redline Games >> www.redlinegames.com/ > # Cal-Animage Epsilon >> www.best.com/~nugundam/epsilon/ > # EX: The Online World of Anime & Manga >> www.ex.org/ / To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message