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From: madler@pooh.caltech.edu (Mark Adler)
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Subject: Re: How low can you go?
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Date: 1 Mar 91 01:27:19 GMT
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John Stannard thinks its fast already:
>> I am a single Cube user; I have a NeXT Laser Printer; I have only
>> 8 megs memory.  So far, I've experienced no particular problems or
>> excessive waits to do anything.

Good point.  An 040 with 8M running 2.0 does seem rather fast.  That is,
until you've used an 040 with 16M.  If you have, and then go use one with
8M, you'll find yourself (well, at least I found myself) tapping the
mouse case impatiently a lot of the time.

>> The only excessive waiting I've
>> had to do is to receive my '040 & 2.0.

Haven't we all ...

Mark Adler
madler@pooh.caltech.edu