Thread: I gave OS2008 a try on my nokia n800
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2007-12-11 , 13:53
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Originally Posted by fpp View Post
There is also the distinct possibility that the OP is deluded... I guess a freshly reflashed tablet could feel snappier than it was with the same OS image burdened with a few months' worth of apps, repos and libs. Hmm... sort of reminds me of that other OS, name of which escapes me ATM... :-)
No, because system libraries and applications and suchlike don't make any difference to the "speed" of your computer/tablet unless they are being used.

I reckon it's subjective and not really quicker. The speed limiting of OS2007 is part of the kernel, isn't it? And you can easily verify that has been downgraded by doing a "uname -a" in xterm. Even the bogomips rating is kind of useless. I've often done "something" to my PC that is supposed to make it "faster" and for a few minutes it does feel quicker... but then I realise it isn't and it's all my own perception.