I have an older (five years or so) PC with a dual processor, each having
a clock speed of 3 GHz, and with 3.5 Gb usable RAM, and Windows 10.
Using Legacy 8, latest build.
Working a small file of 300 records, and my usual set of potential
problems selected, I still have a little lag of about a 1/4 or 1/2
second when editing or adding a source, selecting, or etc. However, If
I turn off all the potential problem selections, I don't see any lag
time at all with basic operations.
Even if working with a large file of 181,000 records, the differences
noted above are about the same.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I suspect that Legacy uses only one
processor for all (or most?) it's operations, and if so, it won't make a
lot of difference how many of them you have. Nowadays, the processors
are usually offered at (quite a bit) slower clock speed than 3 GHz.,
which would explain what I'm hearing from other Legacy users. I presume
this is because the manufacturers want to make us believe they are
offering more, using a processor that doesn't cost them as much to
provide. In some ways, this might be justified, if we only use software
that has been written to take advantage of the new features built into
the new processors and systems. It is expected that programs will run
faster on the new processors even if they are using slower clock
frequencies. It is no doubt true that many programs, especially newer
ones that take advantage of some of the new features will perform
better, but I'm not sure that all programs and all software operations
that the programs use can be guaranteed to run faster.
Warm regards to all.
Joseph Leavitt
On 5/24/2016 10:00 AM, Dan Kuntz via LegacyUserGroup wrote:
The original message to the list is in the attachment.
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