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Re: DOS vs. LINUX
Kerry Lee High Jr (khigh01@saucer.cc.umr.edu) wrote:
: Joshy (joshuam@cc.gatech.edu) wrote:
: : In article <317D57BE.41FF@ix.netcom.com>,
: : S. Duhaime <smd3@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
: : >Are there any functionality improvements over having E/L than E/D. I'm
: : >getting another drive soon, and I intend to install linux on that, and
: : >keep Win95. I will be able to run both DOS, and LINUX versions of
: : >executor. But I want to know if one runs Mac apps better/faster...
: : >
: : Multitasking
: : Virtual memory
: : Better file system.
: You left out probably the most important thing: Printing!
: Executor/Linux can print using Ghostscript.
Linux has several advantages over dos, in Linux you can change the
resolution of the desktop if using X without having to reboot.
File I/O is much faster, running speedometer shows how much faster it is.
Sound support in Linux is much better, it should work for any sound card
that Linux support, not just soundblasters.
: : If you run in X windows then you can run other stuff like Netscape at the
: : same time.
: : Since you have virtual memory you can run programs that require more
: : memory (and it will probably swap better than a real mac since mac's file
: : and VM systems really suck)
: : You don't need the hfv volumes since the linux filesystem can handle long
: : filenames. Plus you will find that the linux filesystem is *much* faster
: : than a DOS FAT system.
: CD-ROM is faster under E/L than E/D.
: : X will be slower than SVGAlib. If your card is supported for SVGAlib then
: : it should run about the same speed as in DOS. If your card is supported
: : using the UniVBE thing then it might run faster in DOS.
: : -joshy
: : --
: : Joshy - wide eyed innocent
: : a CS major who can cook
X for practical purposed runs pretty fast, and all X windows programs
run much more reliable in X compare to sgvalib non x programs, especially
when switching destops.
When running games, or programs video intensive the SVGAlib version of
executor is very usefull or if you don't have X.
In Linux you can run as many programs as you want at the same time and
due true multitasking, not half multitasking like win95.
Linux is also much more stable than dos, win31, or win95.
--
Sergio Riveros
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