
time to load a image with xpcd, "hand-stopped" with xclock
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486DX/33, 16MB, 4x CD-ROM, PseudoColor (8bit)
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1536x1024 gray, landscape:	0:18
1536x1024 gray, portrait:	0:20
1536x1024 RGB, landscape:	0:33
1536x1024 RGB, portrait:	0:42

3072x2048 RGB, landscape:	4:40	(well, a bit unfair, image > RAM)
3072x2048 RGB, portrait:	-:--	(oh no...)


PPro/200, 64MB, 6x CD-ROM, TrueColor (16bit)
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3072x2048 RGB, landscape:	0:12
3072x2048 RGB, portrait:	0:16
