Mikas Clogged?

[Diffusion]

Everyone has been mentioning DNet being clogged up, but my stats at Mikas have dropped by a large amount since yesterday (2/3rds), I've rebooted all my machines, and it may be a local problem, anyone else seeing this?

 

[Diffusion]

Hmm... that seems to have been corrected, I rebooted all my Macs and my keyrate is now climbing. Nevermind my comment about Mikas.

 

[JHutch]

Macs sometimes have that problem. It is a side-effect of having a cooperative multitasking OS instead of preemptive...

JHutch

 

[JHutch]

Macs sometimes have that problem. It is a side-effect of having a cooperative multitasking OS instead of preemptive...

JHutch

 

[IsOs]

I see the same problem in Windows 98, ME, NT & 2000. When I run a lot of DOS programs, even after they long have been terminated I could see that RC5 crunching slow down a bit. Rebooting regain the lost power.:|

 

[GSmith]

JHutch is right. Macs are terrible at multitasking. Even with 92MB of RAM, my G3 233 at work slows to a crawl when I have multiple programs open.

If they are in use (not just sitting cracking) make sure that the programs are being closed when you're done with them. Most people who are familiar with Win9x just assume that clicking on the little close window box in the corner of the window closes a program, but it only closes the window. You need to make sure the programs are shut down, either through the menu or by pressing Apple-Q (or command-Q, but I learned on Apple II's so I always say Apple). You can switch between programs by clicking in the top right corner of the desktop. If a program is running, but the windows are not open, select them in the top-right, then do an Apple-Q to close them.

Also, OS 9 is much better than the earlier Mac OSes. More stable, better multi-task, you'll get a better keyrate (10-15% in my experience).