From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lina.host4u.net ([216.71.64.105]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16NENi-0006oV-00 for ; Sun, 06 Jan 2002 09:34:38 -0500 Received: from lbear (mail@12-237-122-156.client.attbi.com [12.237.122.156]) by lina.host4u.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g06EZXl25582 for ; Sun, 6 Jan 2002 08:35:33 -0600 Received: from cpt.kirk (helo=localhost) by lbear with local-esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 16NETt-0000Gj-00 for ; Sun, 06 Jan 2002 08:41:01 -0600 Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 08:41:01 -0600 (CST) From: Kirk Wood X-Sender: cpt.kirk@lbear To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Back from the "parted" beyond. (f In-Reply-To: <008801c1965f$58c74b40$0100a8c0@tward> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I also wonder if this is actual timing. Sorry, but working in computer support, 7 minutes is seldom more then 2. It does take a long time before your computer starts talking when booting from a floppy. A huge chunk of the floppy is read before the kernel starts decompressing. Then the thing has to decompress and it takes a long time. If you measured 7 minutes with a watch it is too long. If it just seems like forever it is probably normal. ======= Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net One of the most overlooked advantages to computers is... If they do foul up, there's no law against whacking them around a little. -- Joe Martin