Re: DEC Alpha AXP System INTEGER Performance

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From: Mike Yankus
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 18:03

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In article <1992Nov16.231949.1214@ryn.mro4.dec.com> Blair.Phillips@cao.mts.dec.com writes:
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> ...
>Most real programs will use the runtime libraries for string manipulation, and
>anyone serious about speed won't access single bytes very often, even on a VAX,
>so trading off the byte access against cycle time is beneficial in almost all
>cases except artificial benchmarks (e.g. Dhrystone).

You are forgetting about a large volume of programs which mainly do
nothing but character manipulation.  These include editors, compilers,
mail handling, and the very programs which do the posting and reading
of News.  I would consider a machine which does not have efficient
character handling capability a step backwards of about 30 years.
Is this really the case with the Alpha?
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