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 RR>    Your bad programming hits a nail on the head for me. Why
 RR>    do we need faster CPU's and more memory? *Mostly*
 RR>    because the OS REQUIRES IT, but also because programmers
 RR>    know that resources are relatively cheap, so lets write
 RR>    a program and when it's finished, then the *programmer*
 RR>    specifies how much memory is needed and what type of CPU.
 RR>    specifies how much memory is needed and what type of CPU.

 Back when the Pentium was new, and Win 95 first came out, I was
 participating in a local email list made up of former BBS
 members. Many of the others were going to Win 95 and Pentiums,
 while I was sticking with my 486 sx25 later dx2-50 later
 upgraded with an INtel 84mhz pentium adapter. The only reason
 for the last upgrade was digital video.

 I would argue with the others about Win 95 slowing down the
 computer. Their reply was that the newer computers were so much
 faster that it didn't matter. I would point out that they could
 run that faster computer with DOS and make it fly even faster.

 I'm stuck with Win98/xp because of some digital video software,
 and because  drivers for anything less are not even available
 for some of the hardware. Still, all my programming is done in
 basic, or Quickbasic or batch file programming. All old dos
 based stuff.

BOB KLAHN bob.klahn{at}sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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