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From: beg@sppy00.UUCP (Bruce Goll)
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Subject: 386 Operating Systems Benchmarks
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Date: Thu, 22-Oct-87 10:11:22 EST
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Posted: Thu Oct 22 10:11:22 1987
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Keywords: 386, Wyse, Benchmarks, Deadline
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NOTE:  I need information by 1987 October 30.  Please reply via e-mail and I
will post a summation of the reponses.

I am currently managing a project which is researching the avaliable
multiuser/multitasking operating systems for 286 and 386 pc systems for
future implementation on a Wyse 2214 and/or Wyse 3216 system.  In so doing I
have need of information regarding load test benchmarks which can be
performed on the targeted operating systems.

The targeted operating systems currently slated for testing are: 386/ix,
Merge/386, PC-MOS/386, SuperDOS, and Wendin-DOS.  The major goal is to have
a multiuser/multitasking operating system which provides very strong support
for MS/PC-DOS applications.

I have never done any benchmarking of any kind before so I don't really know
where to begin.  Can anyone provide me with any information on the subject of
benchmarking these types of systems?  Can anyone recommend a paticular
benchmark package which would be useful?

I do not need to test the hardware, I know what it can/should do, but I do
need to test the operating system in some sort of standardized manner.  The
test should be the same for each operating system, I need to compare apples
to apples, not apples to grapes.  Any and all assistance in this matter
would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
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