Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/09/29/10:24:41
> The "junky old 486 with no L2 cache" is the hand held computer that
> my employer manufatures.
I've got a "junky old 486" in my laptop - 25Mhz. Runs just fine, and
I'm running an X server on it!
Heck, I recall my old 5 Mhz Z100 (8088) and it ran fast too, as the
software was designed for that platform and wasn't bloated.
The fact that people think that a Pentium II 400MHz processor is
*needed* for any software today is an insult to all the programmers
out there for writing their software that way. Sure, there are some
tasks that take advantage of the faster CPU (3D video games,
rendering, simulations, etc) but 95% of your need for a faster CPU is
to support *bloat*.
Maybe it's good that the cost of getting into the software development
business is a lot lower now, and DJGPP is certainly doing its part to
draw people to programming, but *good* software design is still an art
that eludes most programmers. Rather than flame someone for their
choice of platforms, why not try to help that person achieve their
goals instead?
- Raw text -