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  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 SST       -- it will run until
  7.   stopped by pressing ESC key.
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  9.   Put the command in a .BAT file as:  SST -P10         -- if
  10.   you want it to run 10 passes.  -1 in the command will work
  11.   the same as no argument, and cause it to run until stopped. 
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  15. * Dhrystones Whetstones and Video Speed are measures of your 
  16.   system's performance.                                     
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  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.                                                             
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  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.                                       
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  39.   AWARD SOFTWARE PROVIDES OEM's and VAR's the HEART of      
  40.      their SYSTEM:                                          
  41.                                                             
  42.   * 386 BIOS                                                
  43.                                                             
  44.   * XT / AT  BIOS                                           
  45.                                                             
  46.   * EGA BIOS / VDI DRIVERS                                  
  47.                                                             
  48.   * XT / AT TEST SUITES                                     
  49.                                                             
  50.   * CROSS-CHEX  DIAGNOSTICS                                 
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  52.   * LASER - PRESS                                           
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  55.    This program provided by:                                
  56.    AWARD SOFTWARE Inc.                                      
  57.    130 Knowles Drive                                        
  58.    Los Gatos, CA 95030                                      
  59.    (408) 370-7979                                           
  60.                                                             
  61.                                                             
  62.                                                             
  63. -- the HOBBIT                 
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