On Tue, Jun 27, 2000 at 03:14:12PM +0100, Paul Jakma mentioned:
> > 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.
I'll take linux's less-than-perfect I/O VM subsystems over DOS &
Smartdrive anyday....
Kate
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