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On Thu, 20 May 2021 20:15:48 +0200, Robert Riebisch [...] wrote:
> Tomas By wrote:
> > Hmm, yes, only around a thousand times faster than a 8086?
> Maybe, but I remember the N270 being very slow with Windows (7?).

I'm dual-booting Win 7 on that machine, and it is not noticably slower
for normal stuff. I am not using it for anything intensive.


> Nice speedup, but would be still to slow for me for just starting a
> "text editor". (Yes, I know, Emacs is more an operating or eco system.)

Yes, but the Emacs in Freedos lacks stuff (cannot remember what it
was, but something fairly fundamental). Luckily there are many other
options. But it's nice to have the real thing available.


> UHDD *is* "part" of FreeDOS.

Eh, ok.

/Tomas