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Re: v2.5 Opens exw files wayyyy too slow

• Posted by Kenneth Rhodes <wolf_man_jacques at excite.com> Dec 21, 2004
• 535 views

Robert Craig wrote:

> 3. Old, slow machines are disappearing every day, being replaced
>    by > 2GHz machines. Already, most people have little concern about
>    parse speed. In a couple of years no one will care about this.
>    Why build a major new mechanism that has little use now, and 
>    will be completely useless in a couple of years? 
>    It will be one more thing to confuse beginners.

Rob is righter than rain. Every couple of years I like
to consider the advancements in computing power and "bang per buck":

1982 - entry level computer:
VIC-20 - 		                $300.00
5k memory, 2Mhz 8-bit cpu
no operating system
no software

Floppy Disk Drive -                     $175.00
maybe 170kb

modem - 300baud                         $300.00

Hard Drive - 10MB		        $300.00
------------------------------------------------
                                         $1,075.00

Remember, we're talking 1982 dollars here for
an 8bit cpu running @ 02Mhz. A 2000Ghz computer
would be x1000 faster. hmmm, but we're talking
about a 32 bit computer compared to an 8 bit.
So lets say its x4000 faster. And these two
factors are just a fraction of the cumulative
increase in power realized by our present day
entry level computer. I dare say that for
about 1/3 the relative cost of that 1982
personal computer I can now own a computer that
is at least 100,000 times as powerful.


2004 - entry level computer
emachine T2899 			$499.00

* AMD Athlon™ XP processor 2800+* with QuantiSpeed™ architecture 
and 333MHz frontside bus

512KB L2 cache memory for efficient system processing 	


160.0GB hard drive 	


NVIDIA GeForce4 MX graphics with 64MB DDR shared video memory; 
nForce audio with 6-channel support 	


5 total high-speed USB 2.0 ports, including one in the 
integrated 8-in-1 media manager; also supports CompactFlash, 
SmartMedia, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, 
Memory Stick PRO and IBM Microdrive 	


Built-in 10/100 Ethernet LAN; V.92 high-speed data/fax modem 	


Standard multimedia keyboard and 2-button wheel mouse 	


Windows XP Home Edition operating system preinstalled; 
software package included with Microsoft Media Player, 
Power DVD, Nero 6.0 Suite and more 	


AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Athlon, QuantiSpeed, AMD 
PowerNow! and combinations thereof are trademarks of 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

*This model number indicates relative software performance 
among AMD processors. 	
	



Ken Rhodes
100% Microsoft Free!