On Monday, February 24, 2003, at 04:19 PM, bobshutts wrote: > Hello G-Listers: > > Here is my strange tale. We are running a G3 Desktop (333 mhz model) > with > 256 megs of RAM. The unit is networked to our LAN (three volumes are > usually on the desktop.) The applications are Office 2001, SnapMail, > Timeslips and Quicken 2000. Around the middle of the day, the user's G3 > starts lagging during typing. She types a few letters, there is a > delay, > then the letters appear. Things keep slowing down until she restarts. > After restart, things are fine again. The user has been cautioned not > to > quit and restart applications all day long; once she opens an > application, > she leaves it open and tabs between applications. > > I have completely reformatted and reinstalled all software on this > unit. > The problem has not gone away. I have zapped PRAM. The user's > SnapMail and > Timeslips application are using some pretty big data files. Quitting > these > apps does not help the situation, but I still wonder if there is a > connection. I almost think it's hardware-related, but why would > restarting > help? > > Thanks! >
The fact that restart helps pretty much guarantees this is a software problem. Next step is to isolate the offending app if possible. Since you've tried killing 2 of the 4 and that didn't help, you may have narrowed it down to Office 2k or Quicken 2k. I would try shutting those down and see if that helps without having to do a reboot. I seem to recall there may have been memory leaks in those apps, so restarting them may help. You could also check to see if there are any patches available for any of the 4 apps and make sure you are up to date on any fixes. Other than that, this will be hard to trouble shoot without a lot more info. JimS. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
