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WinMag Lab Comparisons

Raw data! WINDOWS Magazine is publishing the test results for all the desktop systems and notebook computers we've reviewed in the last year, in a variety of formats.

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This is the compiled list of Wintune scores for every notebook and desktop system reviewed in First Impressions and Product Comparisons in Windows Magazine in 1995 (files starting with 95) and during 1996 (files starting with 96).

As of February 1996, MFLOPS scores are no longer being recorded. Also as of February, the First Impressions section has been merged with the general Reviews sections.

Many of the units tested in First Impressions were pre-production units, so the scores may not be reflective of the shipping product. The prices are as reviewed and have not been updated.

1995 Desktop Systems

These links will launch only if you have associations set for their file type

Otherwise you can find them in the WINMAG.LAB directory on the WINDOWS CD-ROM Magazine.

dBase format (also Approach, Access) 95DS.DBF

WinWord 6.0 format (also WordPro, WordPerfect) 95DS.DOC

Rich Text Format(generic Word Processing) 95DS.RTF

Excel 5.0 format (Also 1-2-3, Paradox) 95DS.XLS

WinWord 2.0(also WordPro, WordPerfect) 95DSW2.DOC

Excel 3.0 format (Also 1-2-3, Paradox) 95DSX3.XLS

1995 Notebook Computers

These links will launch only if you have associations set for their file type

Otherwise you can find them in the WINMAG.LAB directory on the WINDOWS CD-ROM Magazine.

dBase format (also Approach, Access) 95NB.DBF

WinWord 6.0 format (also WordPro, WordPerfect) 95NB.DOC

Rich Text Format(generic Word Processing) 95NB.RTF

Excel 5.0 format (Also 1-2-3, Paradox) 95NB.XLS

WinWord 2.0(also WordPro, WordPerfect) 95NBW2.DOC

Excel 3.0 format (Also 1-2-3, Paradox) 95NBX3.XLS

1996 Desktop Systems

As a regular viewable table

The links below will launch only if you have associations set for their file type

Otherwise you can find them in the WINMAG.LAB directory on the WINDOWS CD-ROM Magazine.

dBase format (also Approach, Access) 96DS.DBF

WinWord 6.0 format (also WordPro, WordPerfect) 96DS.DOC

Rich Text Format(generic Word Processing) 96DS.RTF

Excel 5.0 format (Also 1-2-3, Paradox) 96DS.XLS

WinWord 2.0(also WordPro, WordPerfect) 96DSW2.DOC

Excel 3.0 format (Also 1-2-3, Paradox) 96DSX3.XLS

1996 Notebook Computers

As a regular viewable table

The links below will launch only if you have associations set for their file type

Otherwise you can find them in the WINMAG.LAB directory on the WINDOWS CD-ROM Magazine.

dBase format (also Approach, Access) 96NB.DBF

WinWord 6.0 format (also WordPro, WordPerfect) 96NB.DOC

Rich Text Format(generic Word Processing) 96NB.RTF

Excel 5.0 format (Also 1-2-3, Paradox) 96NB.XLS

WinWord 2.0(also WordPro, WordPerfect) 96NBW2.DOC

Excel 3.0 format (Also 1-2-3, Paradox) 96NBX3.XLS


Copyright ⌐ 1996 CMP Media Inc.