Re: [NTLK] The lightbulb of slowness

From: Victor Rehorst (victor_at_newtontalk.net)
Date: Thu Jul 29 2004 - 07:20:57 PDT

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Martin Howard wrote:
> What's with the little lightbulb icon that pops up in the centre top of
> my Newton's screen every now and then? Loading IMDb's front page in
> NetHopper places it there permanently... and then the machine freezes
> up. Couldn't find any mention of it in any manuals.

Ed is a bit confused.

The lightbulb is a "system busy" type of thing - think of the hourglass mouse
cursor on Windows or Mac or Linux. Similar thing

The *star* means that there are applications minimized, or deferred events
waiting for attention. Tapping on the star brings up a list of these apps /
events.

To get to your problem... you should probably look at using Newt's Cape. I
use it to browse IMDb all the time from the couch.

http://www.kagi.com/weyer/#NewtsCape

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