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To: BGR who wrote (77476)	3/9/2000 11:48:00 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

bgr, how does a faster cpu allow an author to develop his novel more quickly assuming he never powers down his/her computer? how does a faster cpu help him/her while typing? or entering a gazillion numbers into in a speadsheet? of course it helps to crunch the numbers... but actual number crunching is a small % of data entry and pc idle time. this concept is so simple to understand... btw, bgr, please tell us all how to tell the difference between a 286 and a pii750 by looking at nothing more than a screen shot...

To: BGR who wrote (77476)	3/10/2000 8:47:00 AM
From: Les H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

You need to run a performance monitor if you have one on your system. On Windows NT, the CPU is usually idle. You need to running a program heavily or be on a personal caffeine binge. Besides, the increase in speed in the system bus's haven't kept up with the CPU upgrades, This has a more dampening effect on speed increases along with the peripherals, whereas on the hand now systems are coming loaded with much more memory than in the past which has speeded up stuff like this.