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> Depends on how IBM implements VDM's if each runs on a processor > then purhaps a slight increase…this is doubtful though. Why? OS/2 implements SMP (Symmetric MultiProcessing) with some hybrid modifications. A process can be assigned to a CPU. A VDM is a process, so if you run 2 of them on a 2 CPU machine, they could run at the same time on different CPUs. When one of them needs kernel resources (usually a process spends <10% of its time in the kernel), that process will relinquish its CPU until the kernel is available. Assuming no other CPU-bound processes are in the system, 2 3DS sessions should both run at close to maximum speed. > portable 3DS is the only salvation it is a shame as I wanted to > buy a Power personal but what for 3DS is still a 32-bit DOS code Imagine a native OS/2 version of 3DS? Multiprocessing would be even easier (because 3DS would be able to tell OS/2 what threads need the CPU, instead of letting OS/2 decide). As a bonus, a recompile gets you a PPC version of 3DS. Yes, I've seen this myself – 32-bit OS/2 apps that were written before we ever heard of PPC *have* been recompiled, and they now run on OS/2 for PPC. — Doug Azzarito