RE: [GD-Windows] SM_SLOWMACHINE

[Brian S. <bs...@mi...>]

> From: Pierre Terdiman [mailto:p.t...@wa...]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2001 9:13 PM
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> Just out of pure curiosity, what the hell is that function exactly
doing
> to
> tell between a slow and a not-slow machine ?
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> BOOL Res =3D GetSystemMetrics(SM_SLOWMACHINE);
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> I find that one rather amusing :)
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I was going through old email today and saw this, which got me wondering
all over again.  What the hell *is* a slow machine?  So I asked.  The
short version is it's a really, really, really slow machine.  The email
thread follows:

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Sharon=20
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 5:37 PM
Subject: SM_SLOWMACHINE
Importance: Low
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What the heck does GetSystemMetrics(SM_SLOWMACHINE) check for?  Standard
mode vs. 386 enhanced?  Wow, just typing those words took me back to a
horrible place.  Or is it something more relevant?
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No, I'm not planning on using this.  Just curious.
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--brian

-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Wiswall=20
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 5:47 PM
Subject: RE: SM_SLOWMACHINE

The MSDN 8-ball brought up Q131259, which details how it can be used to
detect unaccelerated video cards, low memory (< 5mb) and low CPU (=3D=3D
386) machines.
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Good luck getting XP to run on such a machine.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Wickes=20
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 5:56 PM
Subject: RE: SM_SLOWMACHINE

I can find no mention of it in the NT source, I suspect all NT machines
are fast machines.  . =20
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Thanks for reminding me of the old windows modes.  May you be cursed to
maintaining the SDK docs for GlobalWire(). =20
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