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Date: Fri, 12 Jul 1996 19:23:48 -0400
Message-Id: <199607122323.TAA08315@delorie.com>
From: DJ Delorie <dj>
To: mschulter AT mach1 DOT mpu DOT com
CC: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
In-reply-to: <4s679v$m61@news.mpu.com> (mschulter@mach1.mpu.com)
Subject: Re: A modest query

> Of course, I don't want to miss the humor of this whole section of
> the FAQ -- but it did raise the question of whether DJGPP can somehow
> take full advantage of the Pentium Pro despite the 16-bit code still
> present in DOS itself. I'm curious what experts here might say.

DJGPP programs themselves are 32-bit, so they will run faster on a
PPro.  People who need CPU performance, and are running djgpp,
probably need 32-bit preformance, and a PPro is appropriate.

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