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Re: Will executor run on a 286



In article <DIvGor.2F0@uns.bris.ac.uk>, pldab@uns.bris.ac.uk (Dan Brickley) says:
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>This newsgroup has just popped up on my list, so I thought it a good time to
>ask a stupid question: I've seen executor running very nicely on a 486 PC,
>but is there any chance it'll run on a decrepid 286?
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>dubiously,

It is unfeasibly slow on a 386/25 (mine). Using Speedometer I get
CPU 0.910, Graphics 0.912, Disk 0.617 and Math 2.113.

I think that, compatibility issues aside, it would be almost geologically
slow with a 286.

Sell the 286 and buy an old Mac.

ap


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