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From: dricej@drilex.UUCP (Craig Jackson)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Benchmarking the 532, 68030, MIPS, 386...at a Usenix!
Message-ID: <200@drilex.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 19-May-87 08:40:27 EDT
Article-I.D.: drilex.200
Posted: Tue May 19 08:40:27 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 20-May-87 05:02:32 EDT
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Reply-To: dricej@drilex.UUCP (Craig Jackson)
Organization: Data Resources/McGraw-Hill, Lexington, MA
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Summary: TANSTAAFL

There are some benchmarks which seem to have had some value to somebody out
there.  Enough value that people pay for them.  Last I heard, AIM Technology
was still in business (although changes can happen fast, I know), with Unix(R)
benchmarks as one of their principal products.

Funny, maybe if you spend enough time & money making a really good benchmark,
you don't feel like giving it away.  (rms notwithstanding)

Also, I've heard several manufacturers quote the NCR multi-user benchmark.
I believe it was posted last year.  Has anybody looked at it?
-- 
Craig Jackson
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