For one thing, there were no graphics involved.

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Post #439,178

by a6l6e6x

5/24/21 10:59:06 PM

For one thing, there were no graphics involved.

Characters were used for input and output with just one byte for a character. There was one font and character size on the display screen controlled by the display hardware. It's a much simpler environment.

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Post #439,179

by Andrew Grygus

5/25/21 1:34:41 AM

Also, it's now dragging a whole truckload of garbage.

I remember back in the day when I got my new 286 40mg hd and 2mg ram msdos 3.3 - (boxley) - (8) - May 24, 2021, 09:43:30 PM EDT

For one thing, there were no graphics involved. - (a6l6e6x) - (1) - May 24, 2021, 10:59:06 PM EDT

Also, it's now dragging a whole truckload of garbage. -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - May 25, 2021, 01:34:41 AM EDT

Talk about feather-light storage. -NT - (CRConrad) - May 25, 2021, 01:54:08 AM EDT

Because it did as near to nothing as possible -NT - (pwhysall) - May 25, 2021, 03:43:36 AM EDT

Heh. - (Another Scott) - May 25, 2021, 10:05:21 AM EDT

You got an SSD in that thing? -NT - (drook) - May 25, 2021, 10:59:15 AM EDT

you had twice as much ram as mine did - (lincoln) - May 25, 2021, 03:24:41 PM EDT

Slowpoke - (InThane) - May 26, 2021, 09:12:46 AM EDT

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