[WriteLog] Save problems

[Barry N1EU]

Clive, the suggestion to max out the memory is a very good one.  RAM prices 
are incredibly cheap right now.  I think the P200 should provide adequate 
performance if you can get 128MB or more under Win98.

An unrelated comment: if you choose to delete a qso from the log during a 
contest, DON'T DO IT!  Be prepared for an unbelievably long delay while WL 
chugs along to rescore and whatever other housekeeping takes place.  VERY 
S-L-O-W (K6-2+/550, 384MB, W98)  - Instead, make a note to yourself and do 
it after the contest.

73,
Barry  N1EU

>From: Clive Whelan <clive@gw3njw.fsworld.co.uk>
>Reply-To: clive@gw3njw.fsworld.co.uk
>To: writelog@contesting.com
>Subject: [WriteLog] Save problems
>Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 00:28:43 -0000
>
>At the weekend I experienced an annoying problem, bordering on
>the serious.
>
>viz. After the QSO total got to about 1500, I noticed the save
>operation taking longer, and locking out the QSO entry screen
>for a significant time.
>
>
>But the end as I was on 2,900 Qs ( as GW7X) the recovery of the
>QSO window was only just in time to log the next caller (
>sending at 28 wpm using the  W5XD keyer). It is predictable that
>at some point not much over 3000Qs, this would have become very
>serious, and limited QSO rate.
>
>
>Now bear in mind that I am only a pop gun using vertical
>antennas on all bands, and using a tribander I would have
>expected to gross well over 4,000 Qs. If that had happened in
>the contest I would have been mortified.
>
>Note also that I am only suing a 200Mhz Pentium with 32Mb of
>RAM. I do have a faster machine nearing completion/installation,
>but unfortunately this does not have the complement of ports
>that the old machine has, and I would dearly like to retain the
>old clonker, and not just for the occasions that I need to
>revert to TR ( DOS) for contests not supported by WL; perhaps as
>a networked machine in a multi/multi environment.
>
>
>Is there any way that the save operation can be speeded up,
>perhaps by caching in some way?
>
>
>tia
>
>
>73
>
>
>Clive
>GW3NJW
>gw3njw@gw7x.org
>Contest Cambria-http://www.gw7x.org
>
>
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