Most defiantly, running in thousands mode requires a lot less CPU power for the machine to handle, this is also true with any system, OSX is just more sensitive to it. Probably because most of the graphics must be done on the CPU and isn't offloaded onto the video card.........yet.
-Robyn On Monday, November 4, 2002, at 07:50 PM, Larry Coltharp wrote: > 'm not sure how much this has been discussed already so please > pardon me if I'm being redundant. I had to run a test today on my > clone and it required me to use "thousands of colors" instead of the > millions I use when I'm running 9.1 What I noticed is that the > speed of 10 improved after the settings change. I'm thinking I might > leave it at thousands unless I need millions for whatever reason. > > If anyone can vouch that using thousands of colors speeds things up a > little, please jump in and let us know. Perhaps this was already > common knowledge. -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:UnsupportedOSX@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:UnsupportedOSX-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:UnsupportedOSX-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
