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No wonder it takes so damn long to boot
J.Max:
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--- Quote from: ark_ader on January 20, 2010, 07:15:12 am ---Windows 7, it will expire soon anyway, so I would just use your old XP license on that arcade PC. ;)
Why are we so much more impatient today when just 10 years ago, we dreamed of 90 second boot times?
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Why would a person need anything more than xp in a mame cab anyway? Using win7 is like putting a Ferrari engine in a Pinto.
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Because Win7 64-bit performs better with a Core2Duo than WinXP by a significant margin.
SGT:
--- Quote from: ark_ader on January 19, 2010, 05:15:53 pm ---No attitude intended, I thought it was odd that 30 seconds saved for boot was such a big deal enough to make a post about.
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Wow. Well I think 30 seconds is a lot to shave off for a bootup and nice to give us a head up. Thanks for the tip, OP :applaud:
SirPeale:
If it were only a few seconds (say...5) this wouldn't be that big of a deal. 30 seconds? Is it a long time? Of course not. But dammit...if I want to play I want to play now.
Let's say this were an actual coin-op product and not in someone's home. That time is measured in dollars and cents.