CompuServe Thread

Release 11 runs slow

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#28457From: Carl Bethea [Adesk]Jan 13, 1992 4:49 PM
Ray – You don't mention which version of R10 you were using or which version of R11 you now have installed. You also don't mention any other changes to the system (like, updating to DOS 5, perhaps). Assuming that you had R10 DOS, and you have updated to R11 386, the difference is that AutoCAD 386 is a 32-bit program. The SX uses a 16-bit system bus; so, every memory fetch must be broken into two parts, cutting _relative_ performance in half. Our informal benchmarks indicate that an SX will run at about half the speed of a similar 32-bit system. Still, performance should be noticably better than R10 DOS. Without knowing more detail, I can't guess at why the system is slow. You might check with your dealer; ask them to run ADTEST on the computer.