Subj : Re: About To Blow A Gaske
To   : DIGITAL MAN
From : ROB MCCART
Date : Wed Jun 22 2005 05:32 pm

DM>Check your CPU utilization (using Windows task manager or the like).

RM> > I did.. It was bouncing between 0.6% and 1.2%
  > > Doesn't sound like it should be overheating, does it...   B)

  > > Considering that 64 bit processors run 32 bit software
  > > even slower than 32 bit processors the logical explanation
  > > might be that 32 bit processors really don't handle 16 bit
  > > programs all that efficiently..

DM>Looks that way. You might have better luck with an NT-based OS (e.g.
  >WinNT/2K/XP) whether 16-bit DOS programs run in an emulated environment.

One of the DOS programs that I run frequently is Doom II via modem
and Win XP can't handle that at all. Doom II started out as a 386
program but really, with the newer monster levels now, it pretty
much takes a minimum MMX200 with 32 meg to manage it and XP doesn't
allow near those resources for their Dos (Win 95?) emulation or
whatever it is..  It just crawls..

It actually runs fine here other than it generates some heat,
and at least the newer P4 processors will drop their clock
speed if it starts to get hotter than it likes so I guess it's
not a big deal. It just seemed strange that it was happening.

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