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At 10:52 AM -0700 5/30/03, Kent Stewart wrote:
>My definition of speed is a concept based on how long it takes for the
>prompt to return after I press the enter key.  A fast HD helps.  ...

The 300 MHz PII I've been running has been totally satisfactory, in terms
of speed, except that I have a Perl/Tk app that is quite demanding.  My
entire motivation for upgrading is to get this app to run faster.  The
current setup (PIO) is still faster than the old machine, but I suspect
strongly that getting DMA online would be a win...

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