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  1. niconiconi (niconiconi@cybre.space)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jul-2019 20:45:04 EDT niconiconi niconiconi

    Why did moving the mouse cursor cause Windows 95 to run more quickly? https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/11533/why-did-moving-the-mouse-cursor-cause-windows-95-to-run-more-quickly

    "large applications that could take an hour to install could be reduced to 15 minutes with suitable mouse input."

    #retrocomputing

    In conversation Tuesday, 02-Jul-2019 20:45:04 EDT from cybre.space permalink

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    1. Why did moving the mouse cursor cause Windows 95 to run more quickly?
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      I was playing Hypnospace Outlaw, a game about a retro-themed OS. This OS has a peculiar behavior that when loading a webpage, wiggling the mouse cursor will load the page faster. That reminded me of
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