Date:	Tue, 27 Jan 1998 14:59:09 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To:	Myknees <myknees AT aol DOT com>
cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: printf/getch problem
In-Reply-To:	<19980127034901.WAA22568@ladder02.news.aol.com>
Message-ID:	<Pine.SUN.3.91.980127145851.843I-100000@is>
MIME-Version:	1.0

On 27 Jan 1998, Myknees wrote:

> I hear many people say that, and it makes sense on an abstract level, since
> file (or stdin / out) I/O is different from console I/O.  But no one has ever
> said what concrete bad would really come of it.

Making I/O be unbuffered will slow it down A LOT, since programs
will generate a DOS call and a mode switch FOR EACH CHARACTER.

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