Re: Wow

[Christopher Pall <x97pall@wmich.edu>]

  A more astute reader of the list filled me in......
  
  Brett Glass wrote:
  
  > That's the wrong address. Send to Sandy_Reed@infoworld.com,
  > Dan_Sommer@infoworld.com,
  > and Letters@infoworld.com.
  >
  > --Brett Glass
  >
  > At 11:43 AM 12/19/97 -0500, you wrote:
  >
  > >I sent the following to infoworld.... the email address for everyone on
  > >this email list to respond to is at the top of the email. If more people
  > >would email infoworld and tell them what is wrong with their benchmark I
  > >would appreciate it!
  > >
  > >--------------------------
  > >
  > >to: electric@infoworld.com
  > >subject : benchmark is a farce
  > >
  > >What kind of comparison compares OS's but doesn't use machines in the
  > >same performance class? This benchmark is a farce.
  > >
  > >http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayTC.pl?/970915sb7-bench1.htm
  > >
  > >--------------------------
  > >
  > >Mark Hinds wrote:
  > >
  > >> The benchmark is pretty lame
  > >>
  > >> (http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayTC.pl?/970915sb7-bench1.htm)
  > >>
  > >> The most amussing thing about it is the Netscape4.0+Win3.1
  > >> time 36:43. The times listed actually add up to 2:09.
  > >>
  > >> And yes, the linux time would go from 39 to about 24 if
  > >> it were run on the Ppro180. Also, why was the listed sorted?
  > >>
  > >> Here's an interesting link I just found
  > >>
  > >> http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/petrel/petrel.htm
  > >>
  > >> Mark
  > >
  > >
  > >
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                         Christopher Pall
          Delphi Programmer & Western Michigan Student (CS)
                            ThinkBiz
                         Kalamazoo MI USA
  email:X97PALL@WMICH.EDU               Website:WWW.ILI.NET/~pallc
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