On 7/28/2011 4:19 PM, Rugxulo wrote: > I wish more developers would use "old" machines so that they would > understand and appreciate them more. At least then maybe their stuff > wouldn't become as slow and bloated. Seriously, if you don't test on > old machines, you tend to forget your limitations. There's really no > good reason for a compiler to need 120 MB of RAM just to optimize a > single C++ file. Or perhaps there should be a way to tell it to only > use xyz MB of RAM. Well, these days it's kinda a lost cause, AMD64 > makes people think RAM is unlimited. Sometimes limits are "good", they > force you to think harder!
I am renting time on my PCjr for beer money ... ;-0 4.77Mhz, 640KB RAM (512 available) and a 360KB floppy. Hard drive support is optional and slow. Mike (PS: Just kidding. But it does keep one sharp ...) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't ask for help often. Plus, you'll get a chance to win $100 to spend on ThinkGeek. http://p.sf.net/sfu/slashdot-survey _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
