>> One of the issues with the text editor code in TeleFinder is that its due for replacement. Everything is going to be replaced with the WASTE text engine. This work is already partly done, all the chat windows use WASTE for their text processing. <<
Please make sure that whatever routines are used, that the ANSI/ASCII editor is likewise improved. Existing word wrapping behavior is attrocious and basic features such as search and replace are not there. For Non-Mac/Win BBS dial-up users, this is the only interface with the messaging system. --- Summarising BYTE magazine's results:
a 117MHz PowerPC processor outperforms a 200Mhz Pentium system by 5%. a 200Mhz 603e processor as used in the Apple Performa (home user systems) outperforms a Pentium 200Mhz by 80%. a 200Mhz 603e processor outperforms a Pentium Pro 200Mhz by 40%. a 200Mhz PowerPC 604e processor outperforms a Pentium 200Mhz system by 125% and a Pentium Pro 200Mhz system by 80%.
Nuff Said...
Daniel O'Leary, Sysop KloneZone Mac - A TeleFinder 5.5 BBS (817)367-2558 (Voice) (817)367-2712 (Dial-in) 1:130/1015 (Fido) klonezone.tfnet.org (TFNet) kzpwrmac.eaze.net (Internet) http://kzpwrmac.eaze.net (WWW)
