RE: [MiNT] ()

["Julian Reschke" <reschke@medicaldataservice.de>]

> From: owner-mint@fishpool.com [mailto:owner-mint@fishpool.com]On Behalf
> Of Petr Stehlik
> Sent: Sunday, February 21, 1999 6:45 PM
> To: rincewind@discworld.dascon.de
> Cc: mint@atari.archive.umich.edu
> Subject: Re: [MiNT] ()
>
>
> On Thu, 18 Feb 1999 19:48:43 +0100, Michael Schwingen wrote:
>
> MS>> What I wanted is to add a support for DATE/TIME cookies into MiNT
> MS>> because I think it´s nearly a standard supported by BigDOS and other
> MS>> (few) programs. I simply wanted to enhance FreeMiNT but if
> you say "no"
> MS>> I can manage that.
> MS>
> MS>I think it would be a completely wrong direction.
>
> I still consider the DATE and TIME cookies to be completely OK, just
> like _CPU or _IDT. They would not slow your system down, would not break
> any compatibility and you wouldn´t even notice they are there.

They slow the system down as soon as the native date format within the
kernel
is changed to something else.

Regards, Julian