# Re: \[psychtoolbox\] PC doing other things while I'm trying to	test!

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**Created:** [June 25, 2002, 4:47pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/re-psychtoolbox-pc-doing-other-things-while-i-39-m-trying-to-test/1398 "2002-06-25T16:47:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 25, 2002, 4:47pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/re-psychtoolbox-pc-doing-other-things-while-i-39-m-trying-to-test/1398/1 "2002-06-25T16:47:10Z")

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Daniel Rowan wrote:  
  

> \>Allen  
> \>  
> \>Thanks for the advice. Prioritizing the entire code to level 2 has  
> \>definately helped. In addition, I noticed the PC I was using was  
> \>networked and it slowed down when other users attempted to print  
> \>anything. However, I am now using a different PC in a different place  
> \>without the networking problem (disconnecting from the newtwork wouldn't  
> \>have helped as the matlab was on the network!).  
> \>

I wonder if being connected to the network alone is sufficient to cause   
a slowdown, or do you have to both be connected to the network and load   
Matlab from a remote server to see the slowdown ?   
  

> \>  
> \>Having run a number of 'calibration' checks, I have found that the  
> \>MATLAB function PAUSE to be extremely unreliable. I have been using  
> \>this to produce inter-stimulus intervals. Are you aware of any  
> \>alternative functions?  
> \>

WaitSecs.   
  
Best,  
  
Allen