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Re: 1980 Date in XY3+ DIR list

>v3 does that only by being unaware that partitions can be bigger than 33K
>(shows up in dir listings when more than 33K is vacant, causes no probs, is
>just sort of quaint), and by being fast on any hardware, an apparently
>outmoded software concept. 	--A
>
>========================== annie fisher  nyc

Right on, Annie. Since my first CP/M computer of 1980, each new generation
has been slower than the last--because of bloated software. E.g., boot-up on
the 1980 computer took about 2 seconds.

All right, I'm overstating the problem. But I'm a bitter, bitter guy.




  Harry Binswanger
  hb@xxxxxxxx