Slower machine Linux 2.6.8-2-386 Maxtor IDE 533MHz VIA Eden Vanilla 0.39.2
56.033 52.55 53.1 53.007 51.39 50.02 Faster machine Linux 2.6.23-386 1.0GHz VIA Nehemia Seagate IDE Extended 0.40.3 30.30 22.09 22.26 23.15 24.001 23.0 On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:01:03 -0500 Hans-Christoph Steiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I devised a quick test of loading speed and did some quick > comparisons on my MacBook Pro 2.4GHz. (I am used to having one of > the slowest machines around, my old 800Mhz Powerbook, so I still have > to readjust my thinking). Here's my times: > > 14ms Pd-0.39.3-extended > 6.5ms Pd-0.40-2 vanilla > 16ms Pd-0.40.3-extended-20071111 > > So on the face of it, it looks like really large time differences. > Percentage-wise it is a large difference, but perceptually, waiting > 7ms vs. 16ms for something to load is not at all meaningful. No > human could tell the difference in the experience unless you were > generating sounds and visuals based on the opening and closing of the > patch. > > This is, of course, on a fast machine. 300ms vs 800ms would be a big > perceptual difference, basically it would be the feeling of opening > quick versus a wait. > > I'd be interested to see how this fares on other machines and OSes. > I attached the patches > > -- Use the source _______________________________________________ PD-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
