Hi Minh -- on May 19 2008 at 09:36, you wrote:

MVL> That is true. CPU utilisation for DOS programs in multitasking OS's
MVL> like Windows depend on whether the program releases time slices to
MVL> the OS.

MVL> Maximus DOS doesn't do time slicing, and therefore kills the CPU.

Yup!

MVL> BinkleyTerm DOS 2.60 (?) does handle time slicing, so does not hog
MVL> CPU.

I guess I'll have to go back to having a fake binkley as a front end -- it
worked under 98, so I guess I can make it work under xp! :-)

MVL> Maximus/32 is faster than the DOS version of Maximus. E
[...]g.
MVL> use WinFOSSIL or Netserial.

I appreciate that summary - most helpful, thanks!

MVL> I allow all 16 telnet DOS nodes to be spawned on a single PC and
MVL> let performance be the caller's problem. Heh. Besides, these days
MVL> having even 2 genuine simultaneous callers online is wishful
MVL> thinking.

Ain't that the truth!

MVL> I recommend running Maximus in VMware DOS under Windows XP.

Hmm - I'll think on that one.

Many thanks!

Cheers... Dallas

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