[Freedos-user] FDAPM in notebooks

2011-01-31 Thread Marcos Favero Florence de Barros
Hi, In my desktop computers, FDAPM usually reports very high percentages of CPU idle time. For instance, with the Aurora editor, which I use for hours every day, a typical figure is 98-99% of idle time. However, in both my notebooks (IBM ThinkPad and Compaq Armada, from 1999) this number is

Re: [Freedos-user] FDAPM in notebooks

2011-01-31 Thread Robert Riebisch
Marcos Favero Florence de Barros wrote: Is there something that must be configured differently in notebooks to achieve higher CPU idle times? Please tell us a little more about the specs of the notebooks / desktop. Does this also happen with a clean boot (no drivers loaded)? Robert Riebisch

[Freedos-user] FDAPM in notebooks

2011-01-31 Thread Marcos Favero Florence de Barros
Hi Eric, Robert, and others, what do you usually do on the desktops and notebooks? Texts (mainly Aurora editor), databases (DataPerfect), spreadsheets (SuperCalc). Please tell us a little more about the specs of the notebooks / desktop. Pentiums, year 1995-2000, CPU speeds

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