| From: | Patrick Roberts |
| Date: | 24 Oct 2000 at 05:20:12 |
| Subject: | Re: AMIOPEN: Pfui ! :-/ |
This is a bit off-topic, but doesn't IDE/UDMA use (ie tie up) the main CPU
during I/O operations? (As compared to something like SCSI which has
a dedicated controller)?
?
Pat
Jesse McClusky wrote:
>
> > From: "Mr.Return" <mr.return@gmx.de>
> >
> > I think it would be reasonable to give developers guarantee what the machine
> > they are writing for is capable of. This minimum should contain e.g.
> > certain blending modes, bump-mapping, a minimum amount of memory, 32-bit
> > 3D-GFX (e.g. the Voodoo 3 has only 16-bit 3D) texture compression and maybe
> > T&L.
>
> Which is why every app and game out there currently posts
> minimum requirements and recommended configuration on
> their boxes. No reason for us to define something like that.
>
> > >> I would be happy with UDMA 100. I am tired of this PIO-crap in my Amiga.
> > >
> > > Even UDMA/33 is decent for most stuff.
> >
> > UDMA/33 is obsolete, every new harddisk uses UDMA/100
>
> Actually, most are 66 still. Take a look at www.pricewatch.com
>
> But my point is valid: rarely do you use the speed available
> with even UDMA/33.
>
> Hey, looks like RAM's dropped again.
> $60 + $11 S&H for a PC133 128MB Dimm...
>
> Jesse
>
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