[TenTec] Pegasus Software/PcPakRatt Version 1.0/NT 4.0 Performance

[Steve Baron]

I think every one would agree that C++ programs are generally bigger than C
programs.

May not be sure what you are saying about the ports.

The origianl question was about an NT system.  We know that NT DOES NOT let
programs talk directly to ports - the task would be aborted as soon as it
tries - so they must go thru standard WIndows interfaces.

WIN95 and WIN 98 will let programs talk directly to the hardware.  The
interrupts etc. are simply virtualized.

Now, since Pegasus software is a single version and it apparently does run
on NT, it must be using standard Windoze interfaces and drivers.  That is
what one would expect for a VB program.


Be careful about what you load into your machine.

My comment was - I want to see what an install is going to load before I
load....after the fact detective work is the pits.

Boycott vendors if they do not act accordingly even if it includes TT.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E. <geraldj@ames.net>
To: Steve Baron <SteveBaron@StarLinX.com>
Cc: Karl Heimbach <heimbachk@mindspring.com>; tentec@contesting.com
<tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Thursday, September 09, 1999 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Pegasus Software/PcPakRatt Version 1.0/NT 4.0
Performance


>I've written one program to extract windoze fonts for my own use, both
>in C and C++. The C++ program with the same windoze interfaces and
>function was 30% larger than the C program. Same compiler. I expect VB
>to be far less space efficient.
>
>The trouble with Pegasus and PCPAKRAT is likely that each replaces the
>entire port handling, not just for the port assigned. Many pieces of
>communications software take over every serial port they can find even
>when told to only use one. They just don't share system well.
>
>It took me a couple months to completely recover from changes made to
>registry and browser parameters plus drivers I changed while trying to
>get things back to what they were before I installed some genealogical
>software. Next time I try some windoze software, I'll do the full backup
>to be able to go back in 8 hours instead of two months.
>
>73, Jerry, K0CQ
>


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