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  1.  
  2. SYSTEM SPEED TEST program by AWARD SOFTWARE Inc. (c) 1987
  3.       You may copy and distribute, no changes, please!      
  4.  
  5. * USAGE
  6.   Start the program by typing :
  7.   SST       -- it will run until stopped by pressing ESC key.
  8.  
  9.   Put the command in a .BAT file as:
  10.   SST -P10         -- if you want it to run 10 passes. -1 in the 
  11.   command will work the same as no argument, and cause it to run 
  12.   until stopped. 
  13.  
  14.  
  15. * Dhrystones Whetstones and Video Speed are measures of your 
  16.   system's performance.                                     
  17.                                                             
  18.  The TEST Elements shown in the center block are:           
  19.                                                             
  20.  I- simple Identifiers ( signs )                            
  21.  A- Array elements                                          
  22.  P- array Passing                                           
  23.  J- conditional Jumps                                       
  24.  V- VIDEO timing                                            
  25.  M- integer array Math                                      
  26.  T- Trig functions                                          
  27.  F- Function calls                                          
  28.  R- array References                                        
  29.  D- DHRYSTONE test suite                                     
  30.  X- squares and eXponents                                   
  31.                                                             
  32.                                                             
  33.  The VIDEO timing test writes 8320 characters total to BIOS 
  34.  interrupt 10, changing the characters, colors and moving   
  35.  the cursor to do so.                                       
  36.  
  37.  
  38.   AWARD SOFTWARE PROVIDES OEM's and VAR's the HEART of      
  39.      their SYSTEM:                                          
  40.                                                             
  41.   * 386 BIOS                                                
  42.                                                             
  43.   * XT / AT  BIOS                                           
  44.                                                             
  45.   * EGA BIOS / VDI DRIVERS                                  
  46.                                                             
  47.   * XT / AT TEST SUITES                                     
  48.                                                             
  49.   * CROSS-CHEX  DIAGNOSTICS                                 
  50.                                                             
  51.   * LASER - PRESS                                           
  52.                                                             
  53.    This program provided by:
  54.    AWARD SOFTWARE Inc.                                      
  55.    130 Knowles Drive                                        
  56.    Los Gatos, CA 95030                                      
  57.    (408) 370-7979 (voice)
  58.  
  59.  
  60. -- the HOBBIT
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