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- From: greggh@redsun.pps.rain.com (Gregg Harris)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: Kernel build benchmark
- Message-ID: <1992Dec18.230043.5502@redsun.pps.rain.com>
- Date: 18 Dec 92 23:00:43 GMT
- Article-I.D.: redsun.1992Dec18.230043.5502
- References: <1992Dec16.181722.8050@davidge.com>
- Organization: Research and Evaluation Dept. Portland Public Schools, Portland Oregon.
- Lines: 33
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- cae@davidge.com (Caleb Epstein) writes:
-
- # A while back I recall a number of people posting Linux
- # 'benchmarks' based on how long it took their machine to
- # rebuild the kernel. The less time it took, the faster the
- # machine.
-
- [ personal benchmark info deleted ]
-
- # This little UNIX is a tribute to its author(s). The
- # fact that I can compile *anything* on this hunk-of-junk PC
- # is near miraculous.
-
- I generally waited till bed time before even starting the
- making the kernel. It generally took around four to six hours per
- compile. My "paperweight" is a 386SX-20 with 2MB RAM, 16MB swap,
- MINIX fs, no 387, no daemons/nothing in background, version 0.97.6
-
- # --
- # [ Caleb Epstein ][ Davidge Data Systems Corp, New York, NY ][ cae@davidge.com ]
- # [ Someone's definitely jumping into the tub ... with your brother! ]
-
- --
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- * Was too poor to be sued.
- * greggh@redsun.pps.rain.com
- * Gregg Harris
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- * Was too poor to be sued.
- * greggh@redsun.pps.rain.com
- * Gregg Harris
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