Well Intel and AMD have come up with "dual core" processors which will increase the processing capabilities of computers.
I expect over the next 6 months there will be a RUSH to produce programs that take advantage of this speed. Unfortunately, in their rush to get something to market I suspect the programs will be poorly written, try to be everything for everybody and be a real dog to run on non-dual core processors.
Look for a Quickbooks upgrade in 9 months. ; >)
I will look for the upgrande in 7 months when the new version normally comes out.
Are you kidding? Quickbooks is to the current state of programming as an abandoned outhouse in the woods is to the Sistine Chapel (I'm trying to keep current with my similarities here).
The incompetence that makes up all development non-talent in Quickbooks is centuries away from developing code for dual core processors. The idiots they have dumped all development on can't even figure out how to put a keyboard shortcut for the memo field on data entry windows.
In another 10 to 20 years it may dawn on them that P/L reports should have consistent and correct totals. Right now they are incapable of even realizing such a basic requirement. Quickbooks is crap and it will be forever be crap on an IBM XT to a Cray supercomputer. Hardware can't make up for incompetence.
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Well, I don't know how visible the change will really be to most application software developers. There have been dual (and quad) processor boards out for a long, long time. These are sort of analogous to dual core processors. I've used a dual processor computer for years with lots! of application programs and only ran into incompatibilities once or twice and that was long ago. Linux is certainly multiple processor aware as are various versions of Windows.
It all comes down to threads doesn't it? Take a look at all the processes that are running on a machine at any one time. Programs only have to be rewritten if they have to run fast all by themselves and don't already spin numerous threads. An example would be a very compute-intensive algorithm. Otherwise, the threads get spread out amongst the processors.
Fred
Commercial processing will achieve NO speed improvements resulting from dual processors in that commercial programs don't do much arithmetic.
Don't worry. Be happy.
Thank you for your comments. It boggles the mind that in 2005 there are tons of database related freeware out there that are leaving Quickbooks in the dust in terms of data management and basic reporting capabilities.
This is not an issue of just putting a lower priority in having the spiffiest and most efficient code in the program in favor of offering small business related features. The code in Quickbooks is complete and utter garbage any way you look at it which translates in pathetically low product quality.
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Here, here! I say we have the boys and girls at QB central taken out at dawn and shot.
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