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Subject: Re: Speed vs board representation statistic

Author: Tom Kerrigan

Date: 15:51:42 02/13/00

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On February 13, 2000 at 16:32:45, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On February 13, 2000 at 16:09:56, Tom Kerrigan wrote:
>
>>On February 13, 2000 at 10:51:47, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>He asked the question.  I gave him an accurate answer.  If that "isn't helpful"
>>>then that is life.  Otherwise his question just 'hangs' there until the filter
>>>removes it with no answers, because there is "no answer".
>>
>>Read his post again. His question is quite obviously "which board representation
>>do you use and what NPS do you get?"
>>
>>In no way did you give him an accurate answer to either question.
>>
>>-Tom
>
>
>Perhaps because the answer is meaningless?  IE why not ask how many lines
>of code in the program, or how many comments.  I didn't notice any great
>answer in your post either?
>
>I think NPS is worthless to compare programs.  Because fast nodes and slow
>nodes aren't 1:1 equivalent...  And I said that.  It _was_ an answer.  Just
>maybe not the one he wanted.

First you say that you answered the question. Now you say you didn't, because
the answer is meaningless. Which is it?

How do you know that Jose wants to compare programs based on NPS counts? Where
does he say this?

I answered Jose's questions. Why can't you just do the same?

-Tom



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