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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 09:28:23 +0100
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Subject: Re: An updated DOS - Please discuss
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At 18:55 13.09.1999 GMT, you wrote
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MK>michael AT toobie DOT demon DOT co DOT uk (Michael Kearns) wrote:
MK>> 
MK>> My knowledge of Linux isn't as good as it should be, but whenever I have
MK>> used it, it has the following 'aspects' which I don't see as very
DOS-like.
MK>> Boot time - This is generally quite long, even compared to windows.

Are you sure ???

I am using a 486DX4-100 and 64 MB of Ram with Debian 2.1 and it boots cold 
in less the 30 Seconds to KDE 1.1.1.

WinSuck 95 need around 23 second on my AMD K5-133 wit 128 MB of Ram

MK>Well, not compared to windows NT.

And WinSuck NT 4.0 neds 58 second on my Double PPro 200 with 2x 512 MByte.
Somtimes it makse scandisk too, but I do not know why... 
...and it needs around 8 Minutes

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