Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!uwvax!rutgers!iuvax!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uxc.cso.uiuc.edu!clio!berger From: berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: index of Model 30 Message-ID: <16800165@clio> Date: 8 Dec 87 22:34:00 GMT References: <36300005@iuvax> Lines: 13 Nf-ID: #R:iuvax:36300005:clio:16800165:000:431 Nf-From: clio.las.uiuc.edu!berger Dec 8 16:34:00 1987 You're observing the meaninglessness of the Norton SI figure. It must rely heavily on data transfers, because my NEC APC, running at 5 MHz with an 8086, gets a 1.6 rating. It reads 2.5 with a V30 installed. It certainly doesn't run any real programs 2.5 times faster than a PC. Mike Berger Center for Advanced Study University of Illinois berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu {ihnp4 | convex | pur-ee}!uiucuxc!clio!berger