On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, Kirk Wood wrote: > One specific case where I have seen it slow a computer down is when a > screen full of information is sent out my roommate's computer will pause > until the buffer of the synth catches up. The most clear example of this > kind of thing is at boot. If speech is silenced the prompt will come up > faster. (It shows up on the screen faster not just that you hear it > sooner.) AFAIK, this is the sort of thing that shouldn't happen. A good way I've found to check is to play an MP3 or something, then read a screenful of text and see if it stops. It shouldn't. Geoff.
