On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, Nick Hilliard wrote:
> CPU-wise, DOS is only significantly faster than linux if you back-stab
> the processor to make it jump into protected mode to run 32 bit
> applications.
granted DOS can not make your CPU faster. And granted that DOS apps are
limited to 16bit memory access.
> As they teach you in CS, 32 bit applications will run
> significantly faster than similar 16 bit applications.
>
ok.. i should have been more specific. i'm talking purely about OS
overhead. eg interrupt latency is far far better under DOS.
> As regards its filesystem, DOS is really quite pitiful.
>
:)
> Nick
--paulj
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