> What do people use to do benchmarks? I've just made a > "Mystic Mac" out of a Color Classic and want know how > much faster it REALLY is.
For disk read & write rates: ATTO ExpressPro Tools (v2.8.2 is current) for pre-OSX systems is a standard. for the PDF: <http://www.attotech.com/protools.html> follow links to: <http://www.attotech.com/software/app1.html> It's a SCSI disk utility program and as such works on ATA drives attached to most PCI-IDE cards. I say most because I think there are some environments where these disks are not seen as SCSI. Note that the values obtained by such a benchmarking program charcterize the ensemble of system components involved (processor, PCI bus & slot, PCI or SCSI card & firmware, hard disk, hard disk firmware, cables, etc.). In other words, know the system variables and establish a protocol to follow. A more task-driven benchmarking program is MacBench. This might be the type more appropriate for your comparison, but you'd need an OLD version for that system. Or select a series of tasks yourself using the appropriate software and time the results. Check <barefeats.com> for ideas about doing this. For a Mystic, doing a Before & After comparison ought to be fun. -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
