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From: tmoran@bix.com
Subject: Re: Ada95 speed
Date: 1999/06/05
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Date: 1999-06-05T00:00:00+00:00
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>Today's operating systems must manage resource sharing, etc., so
>we're not really comparing like with like here.
  Certainly in 1971 there were plenty of multitasking, resource
sharing, graphic display running, computers around.  Of course
they cost a million bucks but then they also were much less
powerful than a modern Mac or PC.  And given how long it takes
just to *start* a modern editor (or other program), one can be
forgiven for wondering whether there's been much net improvement.