Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site tolerant.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!oliveb!bene!tolerant!dws From: dws@tolerant.UUCP (Dave W. Smith) Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: Re: PD Modula2 Loader: How it works! Message-ID: <130@tolerant.UUCP> Date: Wed, 7-Aug-85 12:35:31 EDT Article-I.D.: tolerant.130 Posted: Wed Aug 7 12:35:31 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Aug-85 21:03:47 EDT References: <87@ssc-vax.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Tolerant Systems, Inc. San Jose, CA Lines: 26 > 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