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From: Merlin <merlin__ AT geocities DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Problematic platform
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Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 08:38:23 GMT
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Anand Singh Bisen wrote:

>  Hello     I have Pentium 200 Mhz with 32 MB RAM with 2 MB VRAM PCI
> VGA etc.... when i compile a program in win 98 dos box the programs
> copiles very quickly and very quickly means very quickly but when the
> same programs is compiled in DOS platform with cwsdpmi the process is
> really tooo slooow.
>
>
>     What is the reason. DJGPP is mainly meant for DOS so why is it so
> slow in dos. i.e. real dos.

   Windows 95/98 uses disk cache...wich makes it very fast.....for disk
accessing... sadly it(combined with everything else) makes it
horrendously slow in alot of other things..but that's another topic...

L8r.
         Merlin.