Why don't operating systems gzip their startup files?
jacquesm: It's a given in the software world that if you give a programmer a faster machine they'll produce slower code.Developers should be using the oldest and least available memory machine they can lay their hands on.Want to see a zippy starting system ? Install Xenix 386 on your 2.8 GHz machine. Or windows 95+trumpet winsock if that's your thing.