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From: paulm@ccicpg.UUCP (tmp Paul Moreau usenet acct)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: GEM performance
Summary: ABC-GEM 2.1 what is that
Message-ID: <28743@ccicpg.UUCP>
Date: 21 Jun 89 14:44:08 GMT
References: <8906201254.AA14022@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Organization: Computer Consoles Inc. (CPD), Irvine, CA.
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In article <8906201254.AA14022@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, ONM07@DMSWWU1A.BITNET ("Julian F. Reschke") writes:
> 
> Some interesting results obtained with QuickIndex 1.5
> (the ST System Performance Evaluation Program by Darek Mihocka
> and Ignac Kolenko). This program tests the performance of some
> aspects of the Atari.
> 
> GEM-Draw-Test (multiple drawing of a dialogue):
> 
> System software         'normal'    with blitter
> 
> TOS 1.4                 100%        133%
> TOS 1.4 with GDOS        78%         97%
> TOS 1.4 with AMCGDOS     90%        115%
> ABC-GEM 2.1 (GDOS is
> built-in!!!)            158%        231%
> 
> This shows, that the performance of GEM could be enhanced by
> - killing those Line-F-Traps in the AES
> - integrating GDOS (no double trap-dispatcher)

    What is ABC-GEM 2.1 ?   Is it a third party product?   Is it in
    PROM ?   Where can I get it ?

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