quad cores vs not.

[GCC Consulting]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth Brody [mailto:kenbrody at bestweb.net]
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 11:48 AM
> To: gccconsulting at comcast.net
> Cc: 'filePro Mailing List'
> Subject: RE: Re: quad cores vs not.
> 
> Quoting GCC Consulting (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:46:20 -0400):
> 
> [...]
> > Wish list:
> >
> > Love to see filePro able to make use of the multi-core processors.
> This is
> > especially true of the windows version as one can't have background
> > operations as the *nix version have.
> 
> Use the "start" command to run the equivalent of a "background process"
> on
> Windows.  This will start the program in a new window, and return
> control
> back to the calling program.  Using "start /min" will open the window
> in a
> minimized state.
> 
> > Even better, moving some of these
> > background processes to other processors on a nix system.
> 
> Just about any multi-processor *nix system will do this for you.
> 
> > Or, how about a 64bit version of FP running on multiple cores?  Now
> that's
> > an interesting question, what additional features could be added to a
> 64bit
> > version of fp?
> 
> You tell me.  :-)

Ken,

I already use start to run other programs or processes.  However, this does
open another window which some find objectionable as the run fp full screen.
Yes, a number of my windows based customers do run fp full screen even on a
19" monitor.

It just would be more easier to us the -bg menu option as on the *nix
systems.

Just my opinion.


Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting
rkreiss at gccconsulting.net