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To: Scumbria who wrote (119922)	7/10/2000 1:01:09 PM
From: hmaly	Respond to of 1573983

Scumbia Re..<<<<<, so I'm betting that VIA processors will dominate by years end.>>>>>>> Scumbria, and I'm betting you will be broke by yr. end. <ggg> Harry

To: Scumbria who wrote (119922)	7/10/2000 2:26:28 PM
From: crazyoldman	Respond to of 1573983

Scumbria, Re: This is because processors are too fast for the software. Optimal performance can only be achieved by properly balancing software and hardware speeds. Imagine running a 386 33MHz version of Tetris on a 1.4GHz PIV CPU. The pieces would fall so fast that you would rapidly tire of the game, and probably throw the computer in the garbage. For years the game writers have had to "account" for the speed of the host machine in order to keep the effect you describe above from "spoiling" the play of their games. Excess system capability gets "wasted" if necessary, but this is becomming less and less a factor as games demand more and more power from the system. In general non-game software has never had "too much power" problem (yes, window scrolling speeds must account for system speed so they don't scroll too fast). The faster systems get the faster the program can produce an answer...Dos is Gut! Kindest regards, CrazyMan