> > On Wed, 9 Nov 1994 22:08:48 +0000, Mars Bar said: > > On Nov 9, 9:52pm in "Re: Hard-Disk on sam", Ian warbled: > > ] inc hl". Also, "jp" is two cycles faster than "jr". > > > Ummm... if I remember rightly, on Sam jp is actually the same number of > > clock cycles as jr, as everything works in multiples of 4 cycles. I think > > it was Stefan Drysen (sorry, don't know if that's spelt right) that > > worked out this one, it's something to do with the ASIC timings. > > Well I shall have to do some experimenting on that front. Presumably it > depends whether the screen is on or not and whether the routine is in > ROM? If not then it's a stupid piece of hardware and it should have > been redesigned (though that does explain why the Sam almost always > seems to run at the same speed as a Spectrum rather than 1.7 times as > fast as it should be).
Perhaps I'll look up my benchmark-test I did some years back?! > > > Get a Sam, Ian. > > Already have done. Where have you been the last week? > > > You really would be a great bonus to Entropy :) :) > > Why's that then? :-) > > imc > -- * Frode Tennebo * It's better to live life in * * email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * wealth and die poor, than live * * phone: +47 712 57716 * life in poverty and die rich. * * snail: Parkv. 31, 6400 Molde, NORWAY * -Frode Tennebo*
