>On 6/22/00 7:34 AM, Craig Spooner at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>>
>>> Just out of curiosity, why do you need to know this?
>>
>> I've used the name of the CPU to as a rough measure of the speed of
>> the machine. If the function returns the slowest of the PowerPC
>> processors -- "601" for example -- I can skip a complex animation and
>> show a simple graphic instead. So, basically, I've used the
>> processor() function as a simple measure of the speed of the machine.
>> Is there a better way?
>
>Relying on the processor alone to determine system speed is of limited
>value, since there are many factors which may affect overall throughtput.
>
>Perhaps you might consider having some brief routine exectuted at startup to
>establish a baseline index for your app. Commonly folks will animated some
>object offscreen while their splash screen is up, or some such.
>
>Using such a method to establish your own baseline will not only give you
>more accurate results, but will also save Scott Raney the many anticipated
>headaches trying to figure out how to obtain consistent processor info
>across three OS families. ;)
Hmmm, I agree that you've come up with a clever workaround to the
problem, but it's just that, a workaround! Granted, just knowing the
name of the CPU doesn't tell you everything you need to know about
the performance of a computer, but it's a big step in the right
direction. And Scott *did* invite suggestions for improving this
function in MC. ;-)
Craig
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