Ken Martwick wrote:
>
> Sergie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote (in part):
> > DosPerl distro big enough, but it's not much slower than Unix version.
>
> Why on earth should the DOS version run _slower_? All Intel CPU's,
> (with the possible exception of the Pentium Pro) run substantially
> faster in real mode. When the added overhead of "multi-tasking" and
> a multi-user OS are added in, the DOS version should do even better
> in comparison. Every time I have considered using one of the many
> UNIX text-processing programs, I have concluded that it would be
> far quicker to write a custom program than to try to learn all of
> the obscure commands of the program.
Bravo ! Particularly the last bit.
- Clarence Verge
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