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>how incredibly fast desktop applications used to be decades ago. ... that'd be during the time period when WordStar 5.0 would have to load an overlay from the
by NovemberWhiskey 3y ago
>how incredibly fast desktop applications used to be decades ago.
... that'd be during the time period when WordStar 5.0 would have to load an overlay from the floppy drive (taking a few seconds at least) in order to, e.g. print, and the speed of spell checking was such that you could actually follow along as the checker scanned through your document?
- Solvency 3y agohttps://twitter.com/jmmv/status/1671670996921896960 https://twitter.com/jmmv/status/1671670996921896960
- yCombLinks 3y agoDecades ago also occurred decades after that. The average desktop app in 2003 felt faster than the average desktop app in 2023. The fact that you chose an app from 1983 shows you're intentionally dishonest.
- mtizim 3y agoI don't think he is intentionally dishonest. When I read "decades ago", I thought "three or more", roughly the same way "several" works.