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Re: Mac C Compilers, Benchmarks, Stupidity

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From: William T. Douglass
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1987 01:57
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In article <46745@seismo.CSS.GOV> dsc@izimbra.CSS.GOV (David S. Comay) writes:
>the one thing i remember from the byte article is that the binaries
>they used on the mac // were the same ones they used on the mac plus.
>namely, they contained strictly 68000 instructions.

I thought that the compiled code used in the BYTE benchmark came from a
Mac SE with a HyperCharger 68020 board, 16 MHz chip with a 7.83 MHz 68881
co-processor.  Seems that the code generated would be the same for both
machines.  Anyone able to clarify this point?

Bill Douglass
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From: ayac071@ut-ngp.UUCP (William T. Douglass)
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Subject: Re: Mac C Compilers, Benchmarks, Stupidity
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Date: Tue, 11-Aug-87 21:57:58 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 11 21:57:58 1987
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Keywords: 68000 68020 80386 mac ps/2 apple ibm byte benchmark