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From: niemidc@oasis.gtefsd.com (David C. Niemi)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.development
Subject: Re: V86 mode
Date: 6 Aug 1993 14:37:40 GMT
Organization: GTE Federal Systems Division
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The V86-mode emulators I have seen tend to suck about 10% of the CPU each (on a 386).
Is this inherent in V86 mode, or is it a deficiency of the implementation?
In other words, have you gotten around this problem?
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David C. Niemi: David.Niemi@oasis.gtegsc.com