From: Paul Khoury (pkhoury_at_loop.com)
Date: Wed Jul 01 1998 - 00:32:22 EDT
On Tue, 30 Jun 1998 08:23:26 -0700 (PDT), Steve Parker wrote:
>On Tue, 30 Jun 1998 TPincoming_at_aol.com wrote:
>
>> Apparently these programs only provide these advantages under Windows 95/98;
>> Win NT is already coded to produce these benefits.
>
> Yes, real operating systems like Linux, OS/2 and NT already do this.
>All it really does is send a bunch of HLT instructions to the CPU. I
>still don't get why Microsoft couldn't do this in Win98.
>
And for reference, if I didn't run RC5 on either my ThinkPad or my P75, I could run
the P75 WITHOUT a cooling fan (and did that for a while with absolutely NO problems),
and my ThinkPad didn't get as hot. Both running OS/2 Warp. When I had Win95 on my ThinkPad
when I accidently messed up my HD about a year ago, the machine got warmer, and
the battery didn't last as long. Probably because 16 bit DOS isn't as effiicient in CPU usage
as 32 bit OSes.
-- Paul Khoury | <pkhoury_at_loop.com> | Sent from my P75 Server Proudly running DR-DOS 7.02, OS/2 Warp 3 & 4 , Mac OS 7.5.x and Sun Solaris 2.4 ICQ#14582895
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