On Thu, 11 Oct 2001, Dan Maas wrote:
> > Microsoft has actually had two good ideas; the software floating
> > point in the FORTRAN compiler for the 8080 CP/M system (one extra bit
> > of precision) and MS-CHAP to prevent clear text passwords from passing
> > on the net. Can't think of anything else which impressed me...
>
> How about a 2D windowing system that doesn't whinge, wheeze, sputter, and
> choke a 1.4GHz machine when doing incredibly complex things like dragging a
> window around?
Is that supposed to be in the new version? Don't do Windows much. Or is
that with some accelerated driver which actaully does it on the video
board?
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