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Linux Vs MS-DOS



Hello everyone
    As someone was asking about what version works better, I have run 
SpeedoMeter and did several tasks in both systems. These are the results of 
SpeedoMeter and then my opinions.

MS-DOS P.R. Results (Uses Mac Classic as 1.0):
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CPU: 27.903
Graphics: 13.367
Disk: 5.052     Name of Hard Disk tested: Demos
Math: 59.817
Performance Rating (OLD PR): 22.163
Performance Rating (NEW PR): 12.815

Linux P.R. Results (Uses Mac Classic as 1.0):
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CPU: 28.360
Graphics: 14.377
Disk: 43.742     Name of Hard Disk tested: /
Math: 56.072
Performance Rating (OLD PR): 30.013
 Performance Rating (NEW PR): 24.198

MS-DOS Benchmark Results (Uses Mac Classic as 1.0):
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KWhetstones: 1159.715     158.865
Dhrystones: 21467.112     22.032
Towers: 24.000
QuickSort: 30.294
Bubble Sort: 33.750
Queens: 35.230
Puzzle: 45.689
Permutations: 29.315
Fast Fourier: 54.609
F.P. Matrix Multiply: 58.441
Integer Matrix Multiply: 31.370
Sieve: 58.406
Benchmark Average: 48.500

Linux Benchmark Results (Uses Mac Classic as 1.0):
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KWhetstones: 1106.973     151.640
Dhrystones: 22224.037     22.809
Towers: 28.363
QuickSort: 30.294
Bubble Sort: 33.750
Queens: 38.166
Puzzle: 47.321
Permutations: 29.315
Fast Fourier: 53.126
F.P. Matrix Multiply: 48.051
Integer Matrix Multiply: 31.370
Sieve: 60.290
Benchmark Average: 47.875

MS-DOS Color Tests (Uses Mac II as 1.0):
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Black & White: 3.929
4 Colors: 4.494
16 Colors: 4.538
256 Colors: 3.995
Color Test Average: 4.239

Linux Color Tests (Uses Mac II as 1.0):
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Black & White: 4.102
4 Colors: 4.636
16 Colors: 4.661
256 Colors: 5.576
Color Test Average: 4.744

My Opinnion:
    There is no winner in this match, both versions are very close. The only 
thing I think it's much better under Linux than DOS is the Filesystem support.
Hard disk flies under Executor Linux, and you notice that the 1st time you 
startup executor-svga. And the CD-Rom is much faster too. I have run several 
apps from CD in Linux. Under MS-DOS I cant do that. In general MS-DOS access 
to all disk drivers is much slower that Linux.

Another thing i have noticed is that Executor respond faster to events under 
Linux. Playing some arcade games like swoop or Maelstrom you think that MS-DOS 
version is poor than Linux one.

If I had to choose one, I think I will take Linux, but as I dont have to, I 
choose both!
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