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From: ralph@ralmar.UUCP (Ralph Barker)
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Re: DWB 1.0 vs DWB 2.0
Message-ID: <421@ralmar.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 23-Oct-87 22:23:48 EST
Article-I.D.: ralmar.421
Posted: Fri Oct 23 22:23:48 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 26-Oct-87 02:35:57 EST
References: <705@hsi.UUCP>
Organization: ralmar
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Keywords: DWB, ditroff
Summary: DWB 2.0 about twice as fast

In article <705@hsi.UUCP>, stevens@hsi.UUCP (Richard Stevens) writes:
> We're considering upgrading from Documenter's Workbench Release 1.0
> to DWB 2.0.  Does anyone know what the differences are ??
> I've heard a rumor that the ditroff with 2.0 is much (??) faster.

Release 2.0 is substantially faster than earlier versions.  Just how much
faster depends somewhat on the formatting commands contained in the file.
The tests which Elan Computer Group ran range from about 40% to 60% faster,
if memory serve me.  2.0 also includes a number of enhancements to PIC and
some of the other preprocessors.  Sorry that I don't have all of the
details handy.  2.0 is *definitely* worth the upgrade, however.  It FLIES
in comparison!
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Ralph Barker, RALMAR Business Systems, 640 So Winchester Blvd, San Jose,CA 95128
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