>> As noted, experience has shown that TWO cores handle 
>> flash
>> card reading into PC plus simultaneous image manipulation
>> far far far better than one core. Even a very slow dual 
>> core
>> is far more usable than a fast single core.

> Sounds like system is not operating correctly.
> Have you tried changing OS and applicaiton?

Ah. True religion. And not even a smiley face :-)

I thought about carrying an IBM system 360, but they don't 
make cords long enough, and the vacuum tap readers are a bit 
heavy.

Seriously though, the dual core system I described works 
well, and it makes sense that it does, and many products 
nowadays have dual cores, so I see little sense in changing 
the things that do work in order to pursue an idealistic 
aim. The dual cores allow true multi-processing and it's 
possible that some mutual attributes of the applications 
that I use plus Windows task swapping functionality interact 
in some undesired way. This may be fixed by changing to eg 
Linux or System 360 or by using Photoshop Reader as a flash 
card reader and Pro Paint 67 as an image manipulator, and it 
may not, but why bother when a system which is cheaply 
available and has definite technical merit can be had at 
essentially no price penalty simply by choosing to have it?



        Russell

-- 
http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
View/change your membership options at
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist