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From: mikew@charm.LCS.MIT.EDU (Michael B. Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Severe performance degradation with 386 enhanced mode, any tips?
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Date: 17 Jan 91 23:43:10 GMT
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A few of us out here are experiencing the same problem, but no one has
yet suggested a solution that works.  My NEC Powermate 386SX gives the
following SI times (values are approximate):

Computing Index
	From DOS (or Standard mode window): 15.2
	From 386 mode: 4.6

These values are pretty much consistent regardless of how much memory
you have or which little boxes you check.  I've got 6MB of RAM, a 100 MB
hard disk, and I still suffer the problem.

The really frustrating thing is when I tell people, they suggest things such as
``you need more memory'' or ``check the `exclusive' mode box''--things that
it is clear have nothing to do with the problem.  (After all, if it were that simple,
I'd have figured it out long ago!)


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