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Subject:Re: Storing data (Zip drives) From:Matt Ion <soundy -at- ROGERS -dot- WAVE -dot- CA> Date:Tue, 16 Sep 1997 07:54:17 -0800
On Mon, 15 Sep 1997 09:36:40 -0900, Lori MacKenzie wrote:
>I really make use of my Zip drive. I, unfortunately, have
>encountered a problem. When I'm running Frame from the Zip drive,
>it won't allow
>me to print the document that I'm working on, even if I've placed
>the document on my hard drive. When I try to print, my computer
>freezes up. Has anyone else enountered this problem?
Frame is probably wanting to use the disk it's running from as a spool
disk. Zip is really too slow to be running applications directly from,
let alone for use as spool or swap space. I'd highly recommend putting
Frame on the hard drive.
Your friend and mine,
Matt
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