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Re: v2.5 Opens exw files wayyyy too slow

• Posted by CoJaBos_temp_account <cojabo_0 at yahoo.com> Dec 21, 2004
• 568 views

Kenneth Rhodes wrote:
> 
> 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
Now that is OLD! The oldest computer I have is
an early Pentium with 14MB RAM(it used 2 8MB
SIMMs, but only used 14MB). It had a "massive"
1GB hard drive and "high speed" 2X SCSI CD-ROM
drive! The oldest WORKING computer I have is
an early Pentium III, 256MB RAM
12.6GB HDD(131GB used... acording to Windows!).
The oldest computer I once had was an Apple I.

Look on Ebay or a place selling old computers
for a slightly outdated computer,
I've seen them sell for $100!


> 
> 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!
>