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Subject: Re: Nolot test fun!

Author: Gareth McCaughan

Date: 18:58:08 01/12/00

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[Bruce Moreland:]
>>>   DT     Ferret
>>>          4x450
>>>   ------ ------
>>>1  6hr
>>>2  2min   31sec
[Jeremiah Penery]
>>That's really fast...
...
>It is found with brute horsepower.  I'm using a big machine, and my extensions
>work well in that position.  The first time I tried it, on either a P5/100, a
>P5/133, or a P6/200, I can't remember which, it took 24 hours to find that.

It's clearly not *just* brute horsepower. After all, 31 seconds is about
2800 times faster than 24 hours. Unless I've badly misunderstood that
"4x450", the machine you're using now isn't close to being 2800 times
faster than a P5/100. It's probably not even 28 times faster.



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