Subj : Re: Windows vs Linux
To   : Nightfox
From : Spectre
Date : Thu Apr 28 2022 08:06:00

 Ni>  PF> As a BBS guy, comms under Windows was bad for a long time, and that
 Ni> kept
 Ni>  PF> me in OS/2 and DOS. It wasn't until PCs got more horsepower that
 Ni> Windows
 Ni>  PF> became viable.

For some time, your fast 486 was better than any Pentium at interrupt driven
serial I/O which may have been a big driver in the problem as much as
Windoze.

Spec


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