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From: mcgrath@uicsrd.CSRD.UIUC.EDU
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Subject: Re: dhrystones on the IBM RT PC
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Date: Mon, 3-Feb-86 10:35:00 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb  3 10:35:00 1986
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Nf-From: uicsrd.CSRD.UIUC.EDU!mcgrath    Feb  3 09:35:00 1986


>/* Written 11:52 pm  Jan 29, 1986 by eriks@yetti.UUCP in uicsrd:net.arch */
>/* ---------- "dhrystones on the IBM RT PC" ---------- */
>we received a brand new IBM RT PC on a one week demo from IBM;  i thought
>i'd run a quick series of simple benchmarks for rough speed comparisons
> ....
>compiling with the fcc command that allows use of the floating point accelerator
>did not yield any different numbers

We also saw a demo.  The IBM rep "didn't want to talk about floating point"
with the implication that it didn't really exist yet.  Who knows?

	R. E. McGrath
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	uiucdcsa!uicsrd!mcgrath