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  1. 04-29-2008, 9:42 AM #1
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    Question 64Kb

    Can someone tell me why on very old timers computers ha, a programmer could write up some code and it would be so small compared today. 500kb?
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  2. 04-30-2008, 7:31 AM #2
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    Does anyone understand exactly what I mean?

    If someone made a program so small, memory. Then why today something like VB gives you a 500KB folder?
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  3. 04-30-2008, 11:12 AM #3
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    I have a couple of very small projects in VB 2005. This exe file is 52 kb and the debugging file is 47 kb.

    A 500 kb compiled project is moderately big.
    Currently using: VS 2010 Ultimate on Win7 Ultimate x64.

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  4. 04-30-2008, 11:48 AM #4
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    Sorry, I was vague. I mean before it has been compiled. Project files.
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    Text uses a lot more storage space than compiled files
    Currently using: VS 2010 Ultimate on Win7 Ultimate x64.

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  6. 04-30-2008, 7:07 PM #6
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    Hmm, righty. text and GDI+ or that is really the same. Just when active GDI+ isn't text...
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