Short: Speeds up exec taskswitching. V1.1 Author: md7karma@mdstud.chalmers.se (Mathias Karlsson) Uploader: md7karma@mdstud.chalmers.se (Mathias Karlsson) Version: 1.1 Type: util/boot Requires: Any Amiga. Replaces: util/boot/quantumx.lha _ ******************************************************** _ _ // *** Quantum V1.1, İ Mathias Karlsson 20 Oct 1997 *** _ // \X/ ** Changes the quantum time slice in ExecBase ** \X/ ************************************************** PURPOSE: ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Changing the exec quantum time slice ('Quantum') may in some cases give a 'snappier' computer and speed increases when multitasking. Read the documentation for more details. TESTING: ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ TEST 1: (compiling a rather large c-source file, and having three other tasks busywaiting at the same priority. Stupid, but hey, this is a test...:) Quantum is:16 [default KS1.2 & 1.3] 12-> time dmake -a DMAKE Done. Execution time: 189 s. Quantum is:4 [default OS2 & OS3] 12-> time dmake -a DMAKE Done. Execution time: 116 s. Quantum is:1 12-> time dmake -a DMAKE Done. Execution time: 44 s. İ 1996,1997 Mathias Karlsson ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 2273 562 75.2% 21-Nov-97 18:36:32 Quantum.info 1257 574 54.3% 21-Nov-97 18:28:32 Quantum.readme 1427 821 42.4% 10-May-96 06:59:40 Quantum.readme.info 1372 1001 27.0% 21-Nov-97 18:05:58 +Quantum 13243 5155 61.0% 21-Nov-97 17:50:40 +Quantum.doc 1429 822 42.4% 21-Nov-97 18:36:32 +Quantum.doc.info 16030 5942 62.9% 21-Nov-97 18:13:02 +Quantum.guide 2591 1740 32.8% 21-Nov-97 18:36:32 +Quantum.guide.info 3507 705 79.8% 21-Nov-97 18:36:32 +Quantum.info 6612 4271 35.4% 10-May-96 06:12:18 +Quantum12 -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 49741 21593 56.5% 23-Nov-97 20:14:30 10 files