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From: dennisg@kgw2.UUCP (Dennis Glatting)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Is the NeXT Slow?
Summary: slow.  depends.
Message-ID: <129@kgw2.UUCP>
Date: 30 Nov 89 12:15:25 GMT
References: <770002@hpvcfs1.HP.COM>
Organization: Xetron Corp, Cincinnati Ohio
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In article <770002@hpvcfs1.HP.COM>, stevem@hpvcfs1.HP.COM (Steve Miller) writes:
> Is word processing really this slow on the NeXT, or is WriteNow just a slow
> word processor?  I'm used to a Mac II, and even when running Adode Type
> Manager (their screen font scaling technology), text editing and program
> launching is quite fast.  Does anyone have a good idea of why the NeXT was
> so slow?
> 
> Steven Miller
> Vancouver Division
> Hewlett Packard


the launch of applications that were written in Objective-C IS slow.  this
is because O-C has to dearchive its objects from disk.  O-C isn't the most
efficient language i've seen.  i have seen worse.  but that's the problem.
if you use sed, awk, grep and sh/csh things like that you'll not think
it's slow.



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      + Dennis P. Glatting
      + Xetron Corporation
      + Cincinnati, Ohio
      +  I want my own NeXT, 16 MB RAM,
      +    660 MB SCSI, NeXT Printer.
      +    Accepting Donations.
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