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From: pegram@uvm-gen.UUCP (Robert B. Pegram)
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Subject: Re: It looks like he's at it again!
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Date: 25 Jul 90 16:47:08 GMT
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 Randell Jesup writes:
>> WordPerfect is 100% written in assembler for speed.
 Peter da Silva then asks:

> What does it need that speed for? Like all editors, it's almost 100% I/O
> bound on the user inetrface.
> -- 
> Peter da Silva.   `-_-'
> +1 713 274 5180.   'U`
> <peter@ficc.ferranti.com>

Probably for scrolling and reformatting on the fly.
(Amazing, I can be terse!)

Bob Pegram  Internet: pegram@griffin.uvm.edu
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