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> 100MB of stuff that must be pulled from the disk If the 100MB is stored as a contiguous array of bytes, the process would take no more than a few seconds. Ot
by asciilifeform 18y ago
> 100MB of stuff that must be pulled from the disk
If the 100MB is stored as a contiguous array of bytes, the process would take no more than a few seconds. Other inefficiencies are at work here.
Also: do you ever wonder why the BIOS takes so long to initialize devices? There is no solid, watertight reason for it. It just so happens that most BIOS (esp. extension card ROM) vendors do not give a rat's ass about initialization speed.