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From: dws@tolerant.UUCP (Dave W. Smith)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: PD Modula2 Loader: How it works!
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Date: Wed, 7-Aug-85 12:35:31 EDT
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> Benchmark                 Consulair C 1.56       PD Modula-2
> ---------                 ----------------       -----------
... various benchmark times
> Price                           $375.00    Free/Zip/Zero/Null/None!!
> 
> Need I say more?
> 
> 				      keith

You're comparing apples and oranges.  Yes, the PD M-2 is free, but:

1)  It's nowhere near as flexible as Consulair (or Manx, or Megamax, or
    most of the other commercial packages).  I.e. can you build desk
    accessories?  Would you *really* want to try to build a product with
    it?

2)  Support?  A grad student somewhere in Switzerland.  Need I say more?

I'm not knocking the PD M-2.  For hacking around, it seems to be just fine
fine.  But comparing a few benchmark numbers, (especially the seive -- I
*hate* that benchmark!), then waving the flag for the PD M-2 does people a
real disservice.
-- 
  David W. Smith             {ucbvax}!tolerant!dws
  Tolerant Systems, Inc.
  408/946-5667