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From: smelly@polari.UUCP (Tom Benedict)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Lies, Damn Lies...
Summary: More on HC2.0 Benchmarks
Message-ID: <2883@polari.UUCP>
Date: 14 Dec 90 05:21:23 GMT
References: <1210@wcc.oz>
Organization: Seattle Online Public Unix (206) 328-4944
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The HC2.0 benchmarks posted in msg 3214 by Tom Evans were bvery interesting.
They spoi sp  support what I've been thinking all along, which is that
HC2.0 has trouble (well, not really trouble, but it does slow down) with
figuring out what objecxts are on the screen. I suppose this has to do with
the new supposrt for windows and the overhead needed for that.
Most of the stacks I create have to run on SE's and the slower response to
clicking on an object which I've experienced under 2.0 couple with the
initial compile times cause less than smooth operation of my stacks.
I've gone through them to optimize for HC2, performing illusions and tricks
all along the way, but the interface is still slower! Once the script is 
running it's great!!
Unfortunately even compiled scripts in RAM seem to disappear after a while.
I warm up long scripts on openStack but even in a 3MEG partition they eventual
ly get pushed out of the stack.
Mr experience (I mean MY experience) in the compiler is that an 8000 byte
script takes about 4 secs to compile. Even on a MacII thats rather slow.
I wish there was a way to turn off the compiler when I don't want it.
()
While I'm on the line...I reported the 'div by sero' bug to Claris and they
were able to reproduce it on a number of machines. BIG ID-4 bomb!!
Hope they have a fix for it soon. In the meantime..DON't DIV by zero!!
(only bombs in 20v2, not 20)

Tom Benedict
smelly@polari.uucp