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On Sun, 4 Jan 98 23:18:57 EST, Robert Dewar wrote: ><<But what if you run something like Linux or OS/2? Not everyone uses >Micro$ofts' bloatware, so we need different benchmarks. > >Just my 2 cents. >>> > >YOU can perfectly well run the Spec suite under Linux or Os/2, but it is >probably not worth while to do so, since the results are unlikely to be >particularly operating system dependent. > >If you wnat to measure the effect of architecture changes on OS performance >specifically, then of course you will need specialized benchmarks, but I >doubt there is very much variation between OS's in this respect. > Personally, I find that running Checkit in DOS on all different machines, including through a DOS boot disk are suitable for me. That way, I know what each system rates as, and can compare others to it. Paul The Operating System/2 Version is 4.00 Revision 9.029 There are 31 Processes with 103 Threads. This machine's uptime is 2d 5h 26m 10s 257ms. The Operating System/2 Version is 4.00 Revision 9.029 There are 31 Processes with 103 Threads. This machine's uptime is 2d 5h 26m 10s 257ms.