Re: TURBO and SMSQ/E (was: Re: [ql-users] New QPC2 release)

[Phoebus Dokos]

>
>Hmmmm now that's ODD!
>I used the following little program to run a "benchmark" of Turbo of sorts
>
>10 CLS
>20 PRINT #2, date$
>30 FOR F=1 to 1000
>40 PRINT #1, SQRT(F)
>50 END FOR F
>60 PRINT #2, date$
>70 PAUSE


Ooops make the 1000 10000

>On QPC 2v2 FINAL, SBASIC reports execution in 9 secs.
>
>When I execute the compiled same program I get 10 secs!
>
>
>Is it possible?
>
>Phoebus

Anyways after changing line 30 to 100000 and then 40 to read SQRT (F), 
ATAN(F) then I got a little better results:

SBASIC did it in 2 mins 31 secs and TURBO in 2 mins 21 secs. Still though 
it's only 7% faster .... hmmmm

Phoebus