10 Nov
2006
10 Nov
'06
4:19 p.m.
Fred Cisin wrote:
On Wed, 8 Nov 2006, John Foust wrote:
Well, take the Apple ][ off the list and I'd agree with you. It takes
at least a full minute to boot any useful word processor on an Apple.
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I don't know what's with you retro kids
these days. Back in the
old days, speed was cool. You wanted a faster machine. Now that
the most whizzy machines are 1/100th the price (in inflation-adjusted
dollars) you're still playing with the stuff in the dumpster.
Programs still start more quickly on a faster CPU.
example:
I want to type a grocery list
start a RS M100, Coco, M1, Apple][, Osborn, N*, and a "modern" machine.
I can be finished typing, and printing before the "modern" machine has
finished booting.