Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!rutgers!princeton!allegra!mit-eddie!jbs From: jbs@mit-eddie.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.arch,comp.sys.misc Subject: Re: 01/31/87 Dhrystone Results and Source Message-ID: <4786@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU> Date: Sun, 8-Feb-87 13:34:01 EST Article-I.D.: mit-eddi.4786 Posted: Sun Feb 8 13:34:01 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 10-Feb-87 02:01:25 EST References: <2348@homxb.UUCP> <15203@onfcanim.UUCP> <293@ames.UUCP> <2366@homxb.UUCP> Reply-To: jbs@eddie.MIT.EDU (Jeff Siegal) Organization: MIT, EE/CS Computer Facilities, Cambridge, MA Lines: 11 Keywords: Benchmark, C, performance measurement Xref: watmath comp.arch:306 comp.sys.misc:329 In article <2366@homxb.UUCP> gemini@homxb.UUCP (Rick Richardson) writes: >Hypothetical discussion: >Mgr: "the VAX 8600 and IBM 4381-2 turn about 6000 'stones, > which should we buy?" >MISmgr: "Well, i've got IBM stock, get the IBM" >Engin: "Well, we have 4 zillion lines of code for the 11/780, lets > get the 8600". And which one do you think they bought? :-) Jeff Siegal