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Re: Performance specs for TP701
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- Subject: Re: Performance specs for TP701
- From: Randal Whittle <rwhittle@usa.net>
- Date: Sun, 04 Jan 1998 20:50:16 -0800
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At 11:55 PM 1/4/98 EST, Robert Dewar wrote:
><< I'm sure that most flaws from his earlier work have been dealt
with and
>the above criticism is worthy only as a historical note.
>>>
>
>I disagree. The whole idea of a "system index" that is one single number
>that reports the performance of a PC is badly flawed. It is the original
>conception here that is wrong. No one knows how to write a single useful
>benchmark of this kind, and in fact I am pretty sure, from watching it
>run, and doing a little bit of careful looking that the latest
>version (at least that I have) is still very simplistic.
It is meant to be.
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Randal J. Whittle whittle@usc.edu (213) 740-7775
Director, Electronic Commerce Program
Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California