In article <vxDu60H7KnqPFwg8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, David Pilling <flist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From MS DOS days to now, I'd say processing speeds have gone up by a > 1000, and yet the time to boot a PC has remained constant or increased. which is clarly quite deliberate - to make you buy the latest hardware - which is tied into a contract with M$oft! -- Richard Torrens. http://www.Torrens.org.uk for genealogy, natural history, wild food, walks, cats and more! To unsubscribe or subscribe goto: //www.freelists.org/list/davidpilling