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ProSuite is bloatware. No doubt about it. But Omega is not alone in this
regard - lots of software has slowed down (and become bloatware) in the
transition from 16 to 32 bits. I didn't expect speed improvements with
ProSuite just as I do not expect them with any other software that goes from
16 to 32 bits (and becomes bloatware in the process).
----- Original Message -----
From: John O. Romero <romeroj@xxxxxxx>
To: OmegaList, - <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 1999 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: PS2Ki WORKS
> Omega Man,
>
> I disagree with your statement opf speed from 16 - 32 bits. There is a
speed
> increase going from 16 bit - 32 bit software, especially when we are
talking
> about the Windoze environment. The main reason is that most of the
function
> calls (APIs) made in 16 bit apps have to go through what is called
'thunking'.
> This is a layer of software within Windoze 95 and up that converts the
call
> from 16 bits to 32 bits. IF you are talking about running TS 4.x (16 bit)
in
> Win 3.1. then you will have a great speed advantage, but not a stable one.
>
> John
>
> The Omega Man wrote:
>
> >
> > But, of interest to the readership here, the point is that the move from
16
> > to 32 bits is commonly a process that *reduces* speed. Omega apps are
no
> > different than many others in this regard. Someone was running around
here
> > a while ago indicating that the move from 16 to 32 bits should be
expected
> > to increase speed... That is not commonly the case.
>
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