Re: OT: Why is C so popular?
On Thu, 2003-08-28 at 06:31, Steve Lamb wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 06:01:59 -0500
> Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
> > On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 23:52, Steve Lamb wrote:
> > > On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 13:57:50 +1000
> > > bob parker <bob_parker@dodo.com.au> wrote:
> > > > If you are using some graphical interface it just isn't faster at all.
> > > > Dos based programs were though, we had to get into Pentiums before
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > > > Windows proggies were up to what we had on the 286.
>
> > > Windows, yes. OS/2 v3.0 and higher, no.
>
> > Could Warp run on the 286? I don't think so. It definitely ran
> > fine on my 486DX/33 w/ 8MB RAM and et4000/w32 video card.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> I never said 286. I merely refuted that it didn't take until Pentiums for
> OS/2, a GUI environment, to have an interface 'up to what we had on the 286.'
Sorry. Early morning misinterpretation.
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