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From: Lawson.English@f15.n300.z1.fidonet.org (Lawson English)
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Subject: Re: MPW on a Mac SE
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Date: 24 Dec 90 14:23:39 GMT
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DK>>  Interested in how well MPW performs on a Mac SE. I have an SE
DK>>  with 4MB memory and a 70MB hard disk. Compile speed is not that
DK>>  important. Mainly interested in how responsive MPW is handling
DK>>  commands, editing files, etc. Would be interested in C compiler
DK>>  speed if available. Thanks.
 
The primary slow down in MPW is the disk I/O. If you have a fast HD, your
SE will run far faster than a II/fx with floppies (assuming MPW could be
run from floppies).
 
Lawson


 

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