Re: METAL is now FREE!!!!!!

[taob@r-node.hub.org (Brian Tao)]

In article <1993Apr9.035551.516@news.csuohio.edu>, Greg Boh writes...
> 
> Right here you state that FV under METAL is slow...but..
[...]
> NOW you are saying that METAL requires a fast CPU. Not true. FV UNDER METAL
> requires a fast CPU.

    You're nitpicking, Greg.  Who cares if METAL is blazingly fast if
the FutureVision software slows it back down again?  It's like running
Windows on a 486!!!  Wicked fast computer, slow GUI and OS.  What FV
needs is some basic, plug-n-play configurations which offer tradeoffs
vs. features, expandability, networking, speed, etc.  If a sysop decides
he doesn't need/want networking, or keywords, or whatever, then take out
that code so the BBS runs faster.

> A good portion of FutureVision's "Time Intensive" code has been moved into
> assembly for the 5.0 release.

    Good, but in the meantime, we're working with 4.01...

> I want to see more BBS software written in METAL. A Smaller, "IIE"
> optimized version of FutureVision would be a nice thing to see,

    I think that's essentially what Dan wants to see.  Basically a very
fast, stripped-down version of FV, but with the option of adding more
modules as he sees fit.

    Followups directed to alt.bbs.metal.
-- 
Brian Tao:: taob@r-node.hub.org (r-Node BBS, 416-249-5366, FREE!)
::::::::::: 90taobri@wave.scar.utoronto.ca (University of Toronto)
][ Read news.groups for the discussion on csa2 reorganization! ][