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From: mohan@uiatma.atmos.uiuc.edu (mohan ramamurthy)
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Subject: Re: Floating-point benchmark comparison
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Date: 13 Nov 90 13:53:19 GMT
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In article <7370251@hpfcso.HP.COM> mike@hpfcso.HP.COM (Mike McNelly) writes:
>Could you please give some specifics on the machines you tested.  For
>example, OS version, hardware configurations, and compiler version all
>make large differences in performance.  Given the rapidly changing
>levels of performance on all vendor's machines, it's only fair to
>identify what you're testing and publicizing.
>
>Thanks,
>Mike McNelly
>mike@fc.hp.com

Yes, at some point, when I find some spare time, I'd like to write 
up a more detailed article explaining the different system configurations, 
compiler versions and the details of the computations, along with an
interpretation of the results.  But I don't believe any of that is going to
change the "ball-park" floating-point performance figures I have posted,
which is what most end-users wish to know.  I can see why Mr. Mike 
McNelly is not pleased with the posting, for no vendor likes to see its
machine near the bottom of a performance pile, but frankly, that is not
my problem.