CPUTEST started as a utility which I could use to determine the performance
of various PCs from within programs. This was required because certain TSRs
I was in the process of writing were running in the background and practically
'taking over' the PC. I needed to adjust how much processing power they should
utilize before taking them RAM resident.

It was actually harder to guess clock speeds, MIPS, etc. than to write a
simple benchmark program (the utility which I finally used in the TSRs runs
faster, and simply gives back a value which can be compared to a known value
from an original 6 mhz AT).

Many thanks to Steve Grant, who was kind enough to provide the source code
to his excellent SYSID system to the public domain. I use his assembly language
algorithm to determine CPU type. I feel it is superior to the Intel algorithm.
I will also provide the source , assembler and TurboPascal, to this program as
soon as I have enough feedback from users to allow me to put in accurate bench
data for 80188,80186,V20,V30 CPUs and for faster 80286s (over 12 Mhz) and
faster 80386s (20 mhz +).

Right now, results should be pretty accurate as far as 8088,8086,80286, and
80386 processors are concerned.

Run CPUTEST on your PC and send the following information to me:

Make, Model, CPU type, clock speed, and the elapsed time for the test as
displayed when it is run.

I don't believe it should take more than 17 to 18 seconds on even the
slowest PC. On my fastest machine, a 20 mhz 386 with 60ns RAM, it takes
1.59 seconds.

After I have collected enough data, I will release a new version with the
source code and a complete list of all the data I received with test results.

Please send to: Richard A. Bross
P.O. Box 836
Canton, CT 06019

Source ID TCV855

Cserve ID 72236,2002

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