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From: cdshaw@watmum.UUCP (Chris Shaw)
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Subject: Range of benchmarks needed
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Date: Wed, 29-May-85 17:24:06 EDT
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Just in case it wasn't abundantly clear in my previous posting, the range-of-
benchmark-sizes should be run on all kinds of your typical test programs.
Obviously, the Seive only tests array-reference speed. Other tests must be 
conducted in a way similar to the Sieve.. Maybe the sum-of-1/n test for values
of N ranging from 100 to 100000 in appropriate increments, plus other tests
similarly arranged.

.....

On another topic: If the 8086 was introduced in 1979 (or before), why isn't 
there yet a compiler that can handle arrays of >64K in a nice way ?
Makes you think, doesn't it ??? After all, 6 years is surely enough !!


Chris Shaw    watmath!watmum!cdshaw  or  cdshaw@watmath
University of Waterloo
In doubt?  Eat hot high-speed death -- the experts' choice in gastric vileness !