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From: borasky@ogicse.ogi.edu (M. Edward Borasky)
Newsgroups: comp.benchmarks
Subject: Re: bc benchmark [sigh]
Message-ID: <15379@ogicse.ogi.edu>
Date: 26 Dec 90 17:13:50 GMT
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Organization: Oregon Graduate Institute (formerly OGC), Beaverton, OR
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Thank you for at least driving another stake in "bc benchmark"'s heart.
However, as you and I know, there is a tremendous need out there for
[sigh] [gasp] A SINGLE NUMBER to characterize JUST EXACLTY HOW FAST
ANY GIVEN COMPUTER IS.  I have my own personal favorite which I will
not belabor because everyone has his own personal favorite.  My question
is this: just as you and I believe that vampires don't exist, do you
believe that a single-number that measures a computer's speed doesn't
exist?  I won't state MY belief to avoid bias in the discussion.  My
use of the word "bias" in the preceding sentence is a HINT on my belief!