GFX@psuvm.psu.edu (02/15/90)
In article <22540@mimsy.umd.edu>, folta@tove.umd.edu (Wayne Folta) says: > >I just did another test... I assumed that the wisdom that MultiFinder >loads first into Bank B is incorrect. So, I loaded up programs until >I had less than 4Mb left, then loaded LISP. This time, I got the 33% >speed increase (27 clock ticks down to 19 clock ticks) in 8-bit mode that >I wanted to see. > >So maybe MultiFinder isn't as bright as was previously assumed? >-- Here's a great opportunity for those who like to write Inits! Or for those who like to upgrade systems :-) Hmmmm.... seriously, it makes little sense to realize that a 5meg machine will outperform an 8Meg machine most of the time. I guess that until there's a fix, I'll increase the size of my system cache to 3 Megs... Stephane