Re: A86: 86 Benchmarking

To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: A86: 86 Benchmarking
From: ComAsYuAre@aol.com
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 17:26:12 EDT
Reply-To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org


Write a BASIC program:

:For(x,0,1000000
:End
:Disp "Done"


Make sure the value in the for loop is large enough so that it takes a minute 
or two to run.  Then just time it with a stopwatch.


In a message dated 10/19/00 5:02:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
walkingmantis@hotmail.com writes:

> I have recently got it in me to accelerate my 86 since i could get the 
parts 
>  and ime sick of waiting for graphs to draw. I dont have a problem with the 
>  acceleration as which i installed a slow/fast mode switch, but i was 
>  wondering if there would be a way to create a benchmark program for the 
86. 
>  i know it would be hard considering you need a timer which can be affected 
>  by the battery power or speed of the calc, but if anyone has any ideas on 
>  how this could be made possible, ide really appreciate the help.



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Jonah Cohen
<ComAsYuAre@aol.com>
http://jonah.ticalc.org

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