5 Aug
2006
5 Aug
'06
5:46 p.m.
Fred Cisin wrote:
BTW2, the biggest appeal (AND reason to hate) 386
level machines,
is that they are the oldest, slowest, and simplest machines that
are instruction set compatible with most of the modern software.
It is fun to watch Windoze run on a 386. Kinda like turning the
crankshaft of a partially disassembled engine, and watching the
interrelationships of the parts moving. Watching it in "slow
motion" is a good way to find portions of the code that need to
be optimized.
Even more interesting is to see all the races/hazards in the
implementation -- and applications. I.e. if you can click
on "Exit" and have enough time to move your mouse to click
on something else, like "Edit | Preferences" and then watch
the confusion that often results...
Ooops!