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Re:Windows package manager does not permit opting out of tel... by blackandblue on Thursday May 21, 2020 @11:16AM (#23259389)
i think people tend to mean much worse "than before".

for example, i have seen videos of ms word and ms visual studio, on old pentium, load instantly with a splashscreen flashing by. i was truly impressed indeed.

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Re:Windows package manager does not permit opting out of tel... by vetinari on Thursday May 21, 2020 @01:39PM (#23261792)
You needed a pretty hefty machine at the time for the splashscreen to flash by.

For example, Word 6 on my 386DX with 4 MB RAM took some time to launch and I had ample time to admire the art that went into the splashscreen. On 486DX with 16 MB RAM, it did flash by.

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