On Wed, 16 Feb 2000 18:41:15 -0800, Clarence Verge wrote:
> Richard, I personally prefer a flat address space and have always found the
> segmented Intel architecture repulsive. That hardly excuses adding more
> software to my hardware just so it can run an incredibly bloated version of a
> simple format conversion routine. Any self respecting ASM programmer with the
> proper motivation could cut that 1meg down to 64k and wouldn't need a dpmi.
> I think the best programmers in the world are gamers. And if THESE guys,
> writing in ASM, want to use a flat address space to get the effect they are
> building, then that's fine by me. It might be a good idea to put a Honda
> engine in a Reynard chassis to enter an F1 race, but putting a supercharger
> on a Honda Civic to pull a trailer uphill is just silly.
> I hope the fractured analogy is amusing to some.
> Just so you won't think I'm a total Luddite, I will try QDPMI to see if it
> has ANY negative effect on my everyday 16bit operations. I will also try,
> and possibly use, pdftotex until something more respectable comes along.
> As always, the opinions expressed are those of the writer and do not reflect
> the views of the majority.<G>
Clarence ......if everyone else here does not agree with you (us)...
then it is toooooooo baaaaad....! THEY are in the minority...<vbg>
..........gregy
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