> > With Windows systems, I waste something like 90% of my work time > > waiting for that system to stop "Not Responding". > > > > And no, it's not a matter of hardware. > > Something is wrong then.
You bet. > Windows has its issues, and it does slow down over time as cruft in > the system accumulates. And Windows XP is getting slower and slower > due to a bug in the automatic updates service, but in general, but > your experience with Windows is not normal. With Windows it *is* "normal". An experienced software developer once even explained the reason to me. When a single process on Windows does I/O, then the system essentially falls back to "single tasking". Or (non-)"cooperative multitasking" at best, depending on how dissocial the developer of that process is. > I managed hundreds of Windows workstations in my previous > life and I did not see this occur with any regularity. Well, because you only "managed" those computers, you never tried to accomplish actual *work* with them. > So something is wrong with your setup. Maybe its time for a > re-install? Virus or malware? Windows itself is the problem. > Or maybe you need to upgrade to Windows 7? Won't change anything. Sincerely, Wolfgang -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list