Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!cb29# From: cb29#@andrew.cmu.edu (Chad Kavanaugh Bisk) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: PLAIP (Definition of Benchmark) Message-ID: Date: Mon, 9-Mar-87 20:32:12 EST Article-I.D.: andrew.MS.V3.18.cb29.80021108.allentown.ibm032.616.1 Posted: Mon Mar 9 20:32:12 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 10-Mar-87 07:01:13 EST Organization: Carnegie-Mellon University Lines: 11 ReSent-Date: Mon, 9 Mar 87 20:33:12 est ReSent-From: postman#@andrew.cmu.edu ReSent-To: nntp-xmit#@andrew.cmu.edu Return-path: To: outnews#ext.nn.comp.arch@andrew.cmu.edu Newsgroup: comp.arch Ehud Reiter's PLAIP (Poor Little AI Program) is a brilliant description of all the ways one can possibly misinterpret the Dhrystone benchmark tests, or at least all those I've encountered. Wouldn't it be nice if something along the lines of PLAIP, or even Ehud's description itself should be included in the actual source of the program from now on. Now if only you could recall all the copies out there..... -- Chad