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Received: from BINAH.CC.BRANDEIS.EDU (binah.cc.brandeis.edu [129.64.1.3]) by nacm.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) with SMTP id VAA12615 for <executor@nacm.com>; Thu, 8 Dec 1994 21:25:24 -0800 From: GILMOUR@BINAH.CC.BRANDEIS.EDU Received: from BINAH.CC.BRANDEIS.EDU by BINAH.CC.BRANDEIS.EDU (PMDF #12080) id <01HKEYBC07W09C0M95@BINAH.CC.BRANDEIS.EDU>; Thu, 8 Dec 1994 21:15 EDT Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1994 21:15 EDT Subject: Speedometer-3.23 To: executor@nacm.com Message-id: <01HKEYBC07W09C0M95@BINAH.CC.BRANDEIS.EDU> X-VMS-To: IN%"executor@nacm.com" X-VMS-Cc: GILMOUR Sender: owner-executor@nacm.com Precedence: bulk I've found a Mac shareware program that analyzes your machine, runs several tests and also shows comparisons of your machine to other flavors of Macs. And it works quite well with Executor/Linux. You can save the results of your tests in the comparison database as well. In fact, I saved the results I got for both Executor/Linux 1.99b & c, compared the two, and was suprised to find that 1.99b is as much as 57% faster than 1.99c in some tests. The tests are broken down into 4 parts: Performance Rating, Benchmark Mix, FPU Benchmarks, and Color Quickdraw. The Performance Rating is broken down into CPU test, Graphics test, Disk test, and a Math test. The Benchmark Mix is timings of about a dozen different types of algorithms, such as bubble sorts. The FPU Benchmark is skipped as the emulator doesn't emulate one! Finally, the Color Quickdraw will test Monochrome, 2 , 4 and 8 bit graphics, but only recognizes 8 bit with Executor. The only test faster in 1.99c than in 1.99b was the PR Disk rating. The comparison chart shows that Executor / Linux seems on about a par with a Mac LC III on my machine. It also gives you System Information. Did you know that Executor/Linux is a Mac II, has an MC68040 CPU, an Integral MMU, 3072k Physical RAM, 3072k Logical RAM, and is System 6.0.7? Well, that's at least what 'Speedometer-3.23' says it has. I think this is a great program for testing out Executor. If ARDI doesn't already use this prog for benchmarking their product, then they should look into it. I haven't seen this program on Internet, so if anyone is interested let me know where I should upload it to. Please don't ask me to mail it to you, as I can't spend my time mailing it to hundreds of people. -Jeff gilmour@binah.cc.brandeis.edu