> > Your missing my point... downloading several files in
> > parallel off of the same server IS SLOWER because you
> > introduce a TREMENDOUS overhead of bouncing the read/write
> > head all over the place.
>
> Hmm.
> It seems like experience of someone running OS from the swap.
> Buying more RAM, can reduce hard disk activity.


Doesn't Smart download in parallel (both when updating the
repositories and when downloading RPMs)?  It sure seems like it does
on my computer... and I certainly do not have any problems with a read
write head bouncing all over the place.  I download multiple files at
the same time with BitTorrent... no problems.  I download multiple
files at the same time via my web browser... no problems.  I thought
the whole point of a multitasking OS was to do things in parallel...
not serially.... including downloads.

C.
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