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Date:      Thu, 11 Mar 2004 18:04:55 -0500 (EST)
From:      Andre Guibert de Bruet <andy@siliconlandmark.com>
To:        Julian Stecklina <der_julian@web.de>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: I like SCHED_4BSD
Message-ID:  <20040311180241.R21071@alpha.siliconlandmark.com>
In-Reply-To: <86llm7hx46.fsf@web.de>
References:  <0E972CEE334BFE4291CD07E056C76ED802E867FD@bragi.housing.ufl.edu> <86llm7hx46.fsf@web.de>

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On Thu, 11 Mar 2004, Julian Stecklina wrote:

> "Will Saxon" <WillS@housing.ufl.edu> writes:
>
> > I am not experiencing this with firefox. It takes 2-3 seconds to load.
> > I am also not experiencing issues with screen redraws.
>
> How did you get firefox to load that fast? It takes about 15 seconds
> on my 1GHz laptop.

Laptop hard disk drives and memory are significantly slower than their
desktop counterparts. Add cpu power-saving to the mix and you're right in
line with the numbers. Compare apples with oranges, and you're bound to
feel a little cheated... ;)

Regards,

> Andre Guibert de Bruet | Enterprise Software Consultant >
> Silicon Landmark, LLC. | http://siliconlandmark.com/    >



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