Totally OT, but frustrated.....

[Jim Leonard]

David V. Corbin wrote:
> It STILL takes the same amount of time for a system to boot..
> It STILL takes the same amount of time to format a disk..
> It STILL takes the same amount of time to install a (basic) OS
> It STILL takes the same amount of time to customize the OS

Not really surprising:  As much as computing power has increased, software 
complexity has increased right along with it.  Everything you mentioned is a 
software issue.

There are exceptions for both past and future, of course (for example, MS-DOS 
boots in 10 seconds off of a Shugart... and there are modern OSes that boot in 
30 seconds and positively scream) but you get the idea.
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