Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site tekig4.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!tekig5!tekig4!maxg From: maxg@tekig4.UUCP (Max Guernsey) Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: Z-100 blows away IBM-AT Message-ID: <119@tekig4.UUCP> Date: Thu, 6-Jun-85 00:23:22 EDT Article-I.D.: tekig4.119 Posted: Thu Jun 6 00:23:22 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Aug-85 06:11:14 EDT References: <463@bgsuvax.UUCP> <327@moncol.UUCP> Reply-To: maxg@tekig4ernsey.UUCP (Max Guernsey) Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 32 Summary: In article <327@moncol.UUCP> john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer) writes: >>>Using a standard BASIC benchmark, the Z-100 (8/16-bit 8088) blows >>>away an IBM-AT (16-bit 80286 at 6 MHz). >>> >>>the progam: >>> >>>5 TIME$="00:00:00" >>>10 FOR X=1 TO 10000 >>>20 IF SQR(X)<>INT(SQR(X)) THEN 40 >>>30 PRINT SQR(X), >>>40 NEXT X >>>45 PRINT TIME$ >>>50 END ... >>>The time for the 6 MHz IBM-AT is 1 min, 13 sec ... >COMPUTER VERSION OUTPUT DIRECTED TO TIME >======== ======= ================== ==== ... >AT&T 6300 640k screen 0:32 >(8mhz 8086) Now for my $.02 worth. I have an AT at work and a 6300 at home and I tried out the benchmark just to see. It's true. The AT when booted with and unformatted C: and nothing in A: still "comes up" in "cassett basic" I believe. So the AT is probably still looking to ROM to find some of the routines. Would this explain the AT's turtle like behavior? Max Guernsey, jr.