On 10/04/02 13:19, "Lee, Christopher J" <christopher.j.lee_at_intel.com> wrote:
> I've been using an application called CPUKiller. I find that it works like a
> charm. It has the same type of slider interface, but you can actually
> specify an application to use as a default and it will start with that
> application open. Perfect for NCU. I get consistant, reliable connection at
> 57600.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Kan [mailto:tony.kan_at_clear.net.nz]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 3:31 AM
> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] NCU Connection Error code -1
>
>
> Thanks for the help. I have just spent the last couple of hours tweaking
>
> the slowdown slide bars and trying out different combinations of
>
> communication speeds with varying degrees of success. The best I've got is
>
> about five seconds of backup. Is there a better way than the Monte Carlo
>
> (i.e. pot luck) approach that I'm currently taking to get a stable
>
> connection?
>
>
> Supplementary questions:
>
>
> Presumably the "speed" slider slows down the CPU, but what does the
>
> "reaction" slider do? May be if I understood its meaning it might help me
>
> to make more intelligent choices.
That's very interesting. The utility you mention seems to have more options
than "SlowDown.exe". Maybe this should be added to the FAQ?
-Laurent.
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