Re: MIDRANGE-L digest, Vol 1 #776 - 16 msgs

["Leif Svalgaard" <leif@xxxxxxxx>]

From: Richard B Baird <rbaird@esourceconsulting.com>
> my memory isn't the best even on things I did yesterday.  Maybe it was top
> to bottom.  I do remember that HP's rep told us that they did it because it
> was percieved by their test users that it was slower than 5250, so they
> kept the screen "blank" till all data had been painted.

There is a psychological effect here. I once had a similar experience.
The (character mode) screen was fed by a slow modem and the
contents kind of "dribbled" down the screen. Users were complaining
about "slow response". We changed the system to buffer up all
incoming data until we had it all and then "flashing" it onto the screen
in one go. Users got their information slower, but all applauded us
for the "great improvement in response time".