[X Newbies] Maybe this explains why - CISC not RISC

[Kirk McElhearn]

On 2/11/03 8:58, "TheMacintoshLady" <TheMacintoshLady at earthlink.net> wrote:

> This article probably explains why my 350 mhz iMac with Os 9 is faster
> and more responsive than a G4/800 mhz with OS X on it for stuff like
> dragging text:
> 
> http://apple.slashdot.org/apple/02/10/21/1211236.shtml?tid=156

I think the difference is more in the video. OS X is extremely demanding,
with drop shadows all over the place, anti-aliased fonts, etc.

Change the display on your X box to thousands of colors, and turn of
anti-aliasing, and you'll see a faster response.


Kirk

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