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From: matt@oddjob.UChicago.EDU (Ke Kupua)
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Subject: Re: GNU Emacs performance
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Date: Tue, 26-May-87 14:43:00 EDT
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One measure of cpu consumption is the ratio of elapsed time
to cpu (system+user) time.  The exact relevance is debatable.
For the past 4 weeks the ratio of elapsed to cpu time for
GNU emacs on this system has been 47.2.  For Unipress emacs
(#264 - a very old version), the ratio has been 21.5 and
for vi, 35.9.  Thus, either people leave suspended GNU emacs
sessions around a lot longer, or it uses propotionately
less cpu time than the other leading brands.

		Matt Crawford