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- PRESS RELEASE
- 16 July, 1992
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- CONTACT:
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- Synetik Systems
- 2210 Highway 6 & 50, Suite 204
- Grand Junction CO, 81505-9406
- (303) 241-1718
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- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
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- In today's personal computer marketplace, performance claims are
- abundant. Very often, however, there is little practical evidence to back
- up these claims. The advent of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) has
- changed the way the personal computer industry must look at computer
- performance. IBM OS/2 Version 2.0, the industry's most advanced
- operating system, requires considerable computer resources to take
- advantage of its power. Individuals and companies alike need a tool to
- help them tradeoff performance versus price. Today, Synetik Systems
- announces the July 28, 1992 availability of BenchTech for OS/2.
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- BenchTech for OS/2 is a powerful performance measurement tool,
- containing a suite of 32 bit benchmarks designed specifically for OS/2
- Version 2.0 and beyond. OS/2 2.0 performance can vary greatly between
- one computer design and another. Even though all systems that run
- OS/2 2.0 are based on the Intel 80386 architecture, the observed
- performance is also dependant on the cache design (if the system uses a
- cache), the number of wait states required, the video system, the disk
- drive and many other factors.
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- BenchTech for OS/2 allows you to measure integer and floating math
- performance, data movement and memory access. There are three
- separate disk tests, and you control whether the program uses the OS/2
- system disk cache. The program allows you to determine relative video
- performance using any of eight video tests. Three application oriented
- tests are included, or you can specify your own OS/2, DOS, or WINOS2
- tests. Two higher level benchmark tests are included for comparing
- systems. Twenty-five benchmark tests are included in all.
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- BenchTech for OS/2 is powerful, but it is also easy to use. A notebook
- style user interface makes it easy to access tests and their results.
- BenchTech for OS/2 is a full Presentation Manager program, including
- contextual, hypertext on-line help. Select what types of result
- information you want, and then log it to a file or print it.
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- The program provides an extensive macro facility, based on IBM Rexx,
- to encapsulate a series of tests into a pre-defined macro. Example
- macros are provided to demonstrate the power and ease of use of this
- facility.
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- BenchTech for OS/2 attempts to reduce the problem from the
- theoretical realm of "This system SHOULD perform better because of
- ..." to the more practical realm of "This system takes 42 seconds to
- complete the BenchTech Excel test, and this system takes 48 seconds...."
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- Synetik Systems provides one year of toll free technical support for
- registered users. BenchTech for OS/2 is available after July 28, 1992,
- directly from Synetik Systems. The suggested retail price is $119.95, but
- is available for a limited time for just $79.95. Customers may get more
- information or place telephone orders by calling (800) 598-1718 in the
- continental United States, (303) 241-1718 outside the continental United
- States, or FAX (303) 243-4516.
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