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Article #1266Newbie - speed question
From: John Garst
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 1996 18:36
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 1996 18:36
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I have a PowerMac 7100/66 and an Amiga 3000. I do some not-very-complex
floating-point number crunching now and then. I've been using a compiled
BASIC (HiSoft) on the Amiga, but no compiled BASIC is yet available for
the PowerMac. I've just found PowerOberon. This is completely new to me,
and in order to use it, I would have to learn a lot. I *have* programmed
in another Wirth language, Pascal, occasionally.
Can anyone provide (even a very gross) estimate of the execution speed
advantage that might be obtained by using PowerOberon, compared with a
compiled BASIC on the Amiga 3000 (and the PowerMac 7100/66, should one
become available soon)?
Is Oberon a good number crunching language?
Do I face a very steep learning curve if I try to use it?
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