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Re: Qbasic

Newsgroups alt.folklore.computers
Date 2016-02-13 21:32 -0800
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Subject Re: Qbasic
From hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com

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On Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 10:28:12 PM UTC-5, Anne & Lynn Wheeler wrote:

> z13 published refs is 30% move throughput than EC12 (or about 100MIPS)
> with 40% more processors ... or about 710MIPS/proc

1976:  COBOL compile 10 minutes wall clock, S/360-40, sole use of machine.
2016:  COBOL compile 30 seconds wall clock, Z13, lots of other users.

I have no idea of the significance of the above, if any, but that's 
my story and I'm sticking to it.

But it would be neat to somehow go back in time to '76 and run some
benchmark programs on the 360-40, then run them on the Z today and
compare the results.

Presumably a 3390 disk drive is faster than a 2314, and caching helps.

When I changed jobs, one huge difference in speed was from the 2415
"bargain" tape drives to the 6250 bpi tape drives.  I think the 6250 bpi
drive could read a tape faster than the 2415 could rewind the tape.
Those suckers flew!

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Qbasic philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-02-05 11:25 -0600
  Re: Qbasic Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-02-05 14:56 -0800
    Re: Qbasic philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-02-05 18:13 -0600
      Re: Qbasic Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-02-05 22:40 -0500
        Re: Qbasic philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-02-05 22:32 -0600
          Re: Qbasic "Gene Buckle" <gene.buckle@bbs.retroarchive.org.remove-3hg-this> - 2016-02-11 10:22 -0800
            Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-11 17:16 -0800
              Re: Qbasic hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-02-11 18:49 -0800
                Re: Qbasic philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-02-12 05:25 -0600
                Re: Qbasic "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-02-12 11:50 +0000
                Re: Qbasic scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-02-12 14:02 +0000
                Re: Qbasic "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-02-12 23:24 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-12 09:50 -0800
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-12 06:53 -0500
                Re: Qbasic jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-02-12 13:40 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-12 09:53 -0800
                Re: Qbasic jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-02-13 14:37 +0000
                Re: Qbasic scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-02-12 14:04 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-12 09:55 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-02-12 20:49 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-02-12 23:21 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-12 15:55 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-02-13 00:26 +0000
                Re: Qbasic scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-02-16 15:55 +0000
                Re: Qbasic scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-02-12 21:09 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2016-02-12 17:11 -0600
                Re: Qbasic hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-02-12 23:27 -0800
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-13 06:26 -0500
                Re: Qbasic scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-02-16 15:54 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-17 11:34 -0800
                Re: Qbasic scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-02-17 19:56 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-02-17 12:48 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2016-02-17 18:52 -0600
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-17 19:23 -0800
                Re: Qbasic "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-02-18 12:00 -0600
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-18 15:02 -0800
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-18 20:36 -0500
                Re: Qbasic Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-02-19 04:14 +0000
                Re: Qbasic "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-02-19 20:05 -0600
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-19 21:34 -0500
                Re: Qbasic "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-02-20 08:03 -0600
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-20 11:09 -0500
                Re: Qbasic JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2016-02-20 10:39 -0600
                Re: Qbasic "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-02-20 12:05 -0600
                Re: Qbasic Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-02-20 13:47 -0600
                Re: Qbasic "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-02-20 14:21 -0600
                Re: Qbasic Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-02-20 18:06 -0600
                Re: Qbasic Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-02-20 18:57 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-02-20 14:02 -0600
                Re: Qbasic Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-02-20 16:51 -0400
                Re: Qbasic Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-02-18 21:34 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2016-02-18 06:25 +0000
                Re: Qbasic scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-02-18 14:17 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2016-02-18 11:33 -0600
                Re: Qbasic scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-02-18 17:41 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-18 14:54 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-02-17 18:41 -0700
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-18 20:14 -0500
                Re: Qbasic Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2016-02-18 20:54 -0600
                Re: Qbasic "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-02-19 11:44 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2016-02-13 12:24 -0600
                Re: Qbasic hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-02-12 23:26 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-02-13 07:43 -0700
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-13 10:29 -0500
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-13 08:20 -0800
                Re: Qbasic hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-02-13 09:21 -0800
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-13 12:44 -0500
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-13 11:31 -0800
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-13 15:52 -0500
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-13 13:02 -0800
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-13 16:58 -0500
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-13 20:24 -0800
                Re: Qbasic hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-02-13 21:39 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-02-14 08:48 -0700
                Re: Qbasic hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-02-13 14:17 -0800
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-13 20:00 -0500
                Re: Qbasic hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-02-13 17:52 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-02-13 19:28 -0800
                Re: Qbasic hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-02-13 21:32 -0800
                Re: Qbasic David Wade <dave.g4ugm@gmail.com> - 2016-02-14 14:59 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-02-14 08:48 -0700
                Re: Qbasic Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-02-14 10:15 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-02-14 09:48 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-02-14 12:01 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-02-14 08:48 -0700
                Re: Qbasic Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-02-14 19:36 -0500
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-13 20:35 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-02-14 10:15 -0500
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-14 08:20 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2016-02-14 14:31 -0600
                Re: Qbasic Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-02-14 19:33 -0500
                Re: Qbasic Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-02-16 18:52 -0700
                Re: Qbasic hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-02-13 14:04 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Morten Reistad <first@last.name,invalid> - 2016-02-13 23:18 +0100
                Re: Qbasic "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-02-13 17:25 -0600
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-13 19:42 -0500
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-13 20:30 -0800
                Re: Qbasic hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-02-13 21:49 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-14 06:36 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-02-14 08:48 -0700
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-14 08:23 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-14 08:27 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-02-16 18:52 -0700
                Re: Qbasic Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-02-14 08:48 -0700
                Re: Qbasic Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-02-15 21:27 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-15 14:30 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-02-15 23:38 -0500
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-17 11:23 -0800
                Re: Qbasic hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-02-15 20:49 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2016-02-16 07:07 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-02-16 10:33 +0100
                Re: Qbasic jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-02-16 13:43 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-02-16 15:21 +0100
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-17 11:30 -0800
                Re: Qbasic scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-02-17 19:49 +0000
                Re: Qbasic jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-02-18 13:58 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-02-18 16:53 +0100
                Re: Qbasic jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-02-19 14:24 +0000
                Re: Qbasic "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-20 05:09 +1100
                Re: Qbasic jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-02-20 15:18 +0000
                Re: Qbasic "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-21 03:30 +1100
                Re: Qbasic Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-02-20 19:06 +0100
                Re: Qbasic "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-21 05:55 +1100
                Re: Qbasic Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-02-20 21:42 +0100
                Re: Qbasic "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-21 12:05 +1100
                Re: Qbasic Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2016-02-20 16:24 -0600
                Re: Qbasic Anonymous <no_email@invalid.invalid> - 2016-02-21 00:26 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-02-19 11:15 -0700
                Re: Qbasic jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-02-20 15:18 +0000
                Re: Qbasic "hgww" <hgww@gmail.com> - 2016-02-21 03:43 +1100
                Re: Qbasic scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-02-19 18:36 +0000
                Re: Qbasic jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-02-20 15:18 +0000
                Re: Qbasic "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-21 03:31 +1100
                Re: Qbasic Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-02-20 19:13 +0100
                Re: Qbasic "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-21 06:00 +1100
                Re: Qbasic hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-02-16 10:10 -0800
                Re: Qbasic scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-02-16 18:32 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2016-02-16 21:08 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2016-02-16 08:20 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-02-16 18:52 -0700
                Re: Qbasic Lawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-02-16 20:30 -0600
                Re: Qbasic Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-02-17 04:17 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-17 11:25 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-02-13 17:25 +0100
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-13 11:34 -0800
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-13 16:47 -0500
                Re: Qbasic Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2016-02-14 04:09 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-02-14 08:48 -0700
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-14 12:12 -0500
                Re: Qbasic Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-02-14 19:39 -0500
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-14 19:55 -0500
                Re: Qbasic Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-02-14 20:08 -0500
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-14 20:41 -0800
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-15 12:06 -0500
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-15 09:21 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-15 09:29 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2016-02-15 21:22 +0000
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-15 13:39 -0500
                Re: Qbasic Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2016-02-15 21:20 +0000
                Re: Qbasic hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-02-13 09:18 -0800
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-13 13:07 -0500
                Re: Qbasic hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-02-13 10:48 -0800
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-13 15:49 -0500
                Re: Qbasic hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-02-13 14:09 -0800
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-13 19:56 -0500
                Re: Qbasic hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-02-13 17:43 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2016-02-14 04:16 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-02-13 23:35 +0100
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-13 20:08 -0500
                Re: Qbasic hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-02-13 17:55 -0800
                Re: Qbasic Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2016-02-14 04:14 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-02-14 08:48 -0700
                Re: Qbasic Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-02-13 16:13 +0100
                Re: Qbasic "Blanco" <rko4410@gmail.com> - 2016-02-14 04:44 +1100
                Re: Qbasic Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-02-13 23:30 +0100
                Re: Qbasic "Blanco" <rko4410@gmail.com> - 2016-02-14 13:27 +1100
                Re: Qbasic Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2016-02-14 13:43 -0600
                Re: Qbasic "hgww" <hgww@gmail.com> - 2016-02-15 07:31 +1100
                Re: Qbasic pechter@pechter.dyndns.org (William Pechter) - 2016-02-12 17:38 +0000
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-12 19:33 -0500
                Re: Qbasic Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-12 09:51 -0800
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-12 19:24 -0500
                Re: Qbasic jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-02-13 14:37 +0000
                Re: Qbasic "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-13 10:24 -0500
                Re: Qbasic hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-02-12 23:20 -0800
                Re: Qbasic "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-02-13 11:09 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-02-14 00:53 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Roberto Waltman <usenet@rwaltman.com> - 2016-02-15 23:30 -0500
                Re: Qbasic scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-02-16 15:56 +0000
                Re: Qbasic Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-02-13 11:33 +0000

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