> > > Well, the comment doesn't say anything about the VM.
> > > So I tested an older one:
> > > 2.7 RB 8
> > >  '31403336 bytecodes/sec; 2056941 sends/sec'
> > 
> > Your benchmark numbers are less with the newer kernel?
> 
> 
> No, no!
> it's 7o mbc/s with the 2.8 VM and 31 mbc/s with the old one.
> 
> mbc = mega byte codes per sec :-)
> 
> Sorry for the ambiguity.
> 
> Michael
> 

Squeak 2.8
Intel Celeron 2 / new Mendocino / 566MHz overclocked to 850 MHz :
 
 '85790884 bytecodes/sec; 2495400 sends/sec'

but, any speed of dummy code is not the right purpose of software
development :)


Jan Barger

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