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- CPUTEST started as a utility which I could use to determine the performance
- of various PCs from within programs. This was required because certain TSRs
- I was in the process of writing were running in the background and practically
- 'taking over' the PC. I needed to adjust how much processing power they should
- utilize before taking them RAM resident.
-
- It was actually harder to guess clock speeds, MIPS, etc. than to write a
- simple benchmark program (the utility which I finally used in the TSRs runs
- faster, and simply gives back a value which can be compared to a known value
- from an original 6 mhz AT).
-
- Many thanks to Steve Grant, who was kind enough to provide the source code
- to his excellent SYSID system to the public domain. I use his assembly language
- algorithm to determine CPU type. I feel it is superior to the Intel algorithm.
- I will also provide the source , assembler and TurboPascal, to this program as
- soon as I have enough feedback from users to allow me to put in accurate bench
- data for 80188,80186,V20,V30 CPUs and for faster 80286s (over 12 Mhz) and
- faster 80386s (20 mhz +).
-
- Right now, results should be pretty accurate as far as 8088,8086,80286, and
- 80386 processors are concerned.
-
- Run CPUTEST on your PC and send the following information to me:
-
- Make, Model, CPU type, clock speed, and the elapsed time for the test as
- displayed when it is run.
-
- I don't believe it should take more than 17 to 18 seconds on even the
- slowest PC. On my fastest machine, a 20 mhz 386 with 60ns RAM, it takes
- 1.59 seconds.
-
- After I have collected enough data, I will release a new version with the
- source code and a complete list of all the data I received with test results.
-
- Please send to: Richard A. Bross
- P.O. Box 836
- Canton, CT 06019
-
- Source ID TCV855
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- Cserve ID 72236,2002
-
- This software is released into the public domain. It may not be sold, or
- distributed for any monetary renumeration other than the cost of media,
- shipping and handling charges. All rights reserved by the author.
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