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From: dougm@ico.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Microport 386 UNIX 5.3 Rel 2.1 speed questions
Message-ID: <2001@ico.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 20-Nov-87 11:21:12 EST
Article-I.D.: ico.2001
Posted: Fri Nov 20 11:21:12 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 22-Nov-87 04:03:29 EST
References: <346@oracle.UUCP>
Reply-To: dougm@ico.UUCP (Doug McCallum)
Organization: Interactive Systems Corp., Boulder CO
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Keywords: Microport, Compaq 386, System 5.3, drystones

In article <346@oracle.UUCP> bradbury@oracle.UUCP (Robert Bradbury) writes:
>I've just installed Microport Unix 5.3 Rel 2.1 on my Compaq 386.
>I'm puzzled about the speed of the machine.  Microport UNIX 5.2
>on the 386 (in 286 mode) gives a Drystone rating of 3275 with
>the UNIX compiler and 3500 with the Metaware compiler.  The 5.3
>release in 386 mode gives a Drystone rating of 1652 (no-reg)
>and 1773 (reg).
>
>Why does the 386 run slower than the 286?

Probably has nothing to do with the Microport software.

Have you set the processor speed switch on the Compaq to high rather
than the "auto" mode it comes set to by default?  The switch is on the
motherboard and made a big difference in performance on the one I am
using.

			Doug McCallum
			Interactive Systems
			dougm@ico.isc.com