Date   : Wed, 08 Feb 1995 16:52:38 +0000 (GMT)
From   : Chris Rae <clr1@...>
Subject: Re: BBC Keyboard - SLOW?

Me again ;-)

> Has anyone noticed an appreciable slowdown in their emulators when
> the shift/ctrl key is pressed? e.g. in arcadians or meteors or
> zalaga.

Now don't quote me on this one, but I have a feeling that the BBC slowed 
down when the shift/ctrl keys were pressed.

I'm not 100% sure about this; I remember writing a program that 
definitely resulted in a 10% or so slowdown when shift/ctrl was pressed 
but (here's the flaw in the argument) I can't remember if it was on a 
BBC, a PC or a Psion 3.

I was going to say I hope that helps, but I guess it doesn't help at all. 
Oh well...

Chris

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