Some senseless babbling from Mark Ellis to Mike Ruskai
on 09-14-99  07:54 about Re: Objects...

 MR> name for data files, particular INI files).  Also, you can create
multiple 
 MR> program objects for the same program, with different parameters, or (for 
 MR> DOS sessions) with different settings.  

 ME> ah, okay, this is good. so a simple  example would be a file viewer
 ME> that i  want to always view a certain file, i can just make an object
 ME> of the file viewer and have it load the file I want?

Provided that the program in question accepts a command line argument 
specifying the file, yes.  However, for such cases, OS/2 already has a 
better alternative, which is file associations.

Opening the data file itself will load the program it's associated with, 
with it as a parameter.  

If you dislike right-clicking and choosing from the Open menu, when 
multiple associations exist, then you can make it easier by using multiple 
program objects that load the same data file with different programs (for 
example, an image file that you either look at or edit).
 
 MR>  ME> Also, any tips on speeding up warp 4 on a 486dx2/66 with 20megs of
ram
 MR>  ME> would  be appreciated.
 MR> 
 MR> More RAM, period.  I ran Warp 4 on just that configuration machine for a 
 MR> while, a couple years ago.  I've since then also run it on a Pentium/200 
 MR> with 128MB of memory, and currently on a Pentium II/233 with 192MB of 
 MR> memory.
 MR> 
 MR> Memory is the most important thing, by far (just going from 20MB to 32MB 
 MR> made a big difference on the 486).  

 ME> I figured this would be one of the main factors. I'm hoping I can get
 ME> up to 32 megs without spending money :) As it is, this system was just
 ME> made from extra parts and I cant justify spending money when I already
 ME> have 2 other pentiums running here.

Memory is quite cheap these days.  I spent over $1200 on the 32MB I put in 
that 486, but I recently spent less than $100 for an additional 128MB for 
this machine.

Though you need to be careful, you can also get older memory for peanuts at 
http://www.ebay.com/

I bought a MAU for $1 there (I've yet to see a new one less than $200).

Mike Ruskai
thannymeister@yahoo.com


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