Date   : Tue, 20 Mar 1984 20:51:00-PST
From   : ABN.ISCAMS@USC-ISID.ARPA
Subject: Keyboard Delay in Word*/UNSPOOL

Netlandians,

I like the "background process" idea of both Word*'s PRINT function
and UNSPOOL.  However, I have a REAL problem with the keyboard being
dead the majority of the time.  I've read warnings that in Word* there
may be an occasional delay, so "heads-up typing is not recommended" or
something to that effect.  However, waiting many many seconds for ANY
key response/echo at ALL, then maybe entering 3 or 4, and then another
LONG delay -- and none of this correlating to disk reads (usually),
and with a nice little 1.5 or 2 Kb buffer on my Mannesman Tally --
where's the bloody delay?  I have DMA on my Decision I disk controllers,
sure, but disk reads don't take THAT long.

Any ideas?  I've tried my CBIOS patched to both Xon/Xoff  and ...forget
the alternative .. DTR? -- anyway, no difference there, so the BIOS shouldn't
be waiting around for the printer.

Both functions are effectively useless for any sort of text input because
of this excessive delay (with Word* being the WORST!).  Would appreciate 
some advice from the CP/M wizards...

David Kirschbaum
Toad Hall
ABN.ISCAMS@USC-ISID