>>Using VFP, if I upgrade to a dual core system, will the execution speed of my VFP apps slow down because VFP only uses one side of the dual core system?
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>Theoretically, it might slow down under some circumstances:
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>- Suppose your "old" machine has a fast, single-core CPU such as a Pentium 4 Extreme Edition, which was available at speeds up to 3.73GHz
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>- Also suppose you "upgrade" to a Pentium D 915, which is dual-core at 2.80GHz
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>On your old machine, as long as it wasn't busy doing lots of other stuff, your single-threaded Fox app might run as fast as 3.73GHz most of the time.
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>In contrast, on the Pentium D 915, your app would get at most 2.80GHz because it can't take advantage of more than 1 core. Of course, you could run 2 copies of your app ;)
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>This scenario is a bit artificial; in practice, you'd probably upgrade to a Core 2 Duo, which gets large gains even at lower clock speeds because it's more efficient - does more work per clock cycle.

Thanks Al. That's just what prompted me to ask the question. North Shore boys have it all. ;-) (Ex Capilano Highlands)