On Thu, 20 May 2010 23:07:30 -0400 Patrick Giagnocavo <patrick at zill.net> wrote: [interactive responsiveness under heavy load] > Actually that is an OS issue rather than hardware Seconded. This is a question of scheduling. Not only CPU but also IO. -- tsch|_, Jochen Homepage: http://www.unixag-kl.fh-kl.de/~jkunz/