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Re: DHRYSTONE 1.1 for Aztec C65 3.2b available for download

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"Bill Buckels wrote:

>DHRYSTONE for ProDOS 8 written in Aztec C65 3.2b is now available... I get 
>a result of 39 DHRYSTONES/second.

Aztec C65 compilers produce executable programs for 2 targets:

- "RAW" (SA -Stand-Alone) executables (DOS 3.3 and ProDOS)
- PCODE (Pseudo-Code) executables that run only in the Apple II Aztec C 
Shells

In addition to the "RAW" ProDOS 8 DHRYSTONE SYS program test noted above, I 
have compiled and run DHRYSTONE PCODE (pseudo-code) versions written for 
both Aztec C65 Unix-like SHELL's for the Apple II (also using the NSC as a 
timer)... the results are identical for either Shell version and are almost 
exactly 50% of the speed of the "RAW" ProDOS 8 results.:

1. DOS 3.3 APPLE ][ SHELL 2.4 (1983) -  19.5 DHRYSTONES/second.
2. ProDOS 8 Aztec C Shell v199j 6-27-86 - 19.5 DHRYSTONES/second.

Aztec C's Unix-like Shell for the Apple II came in 2 different releases. 
These two shells are quite different; the earlier release is a DOS 3.3 "RAW" 
BRUNable BIN program called "SHELL". The later release is a ProDOS 8 SYS 
program called "SHELL.SYSTEM.

SHELL 2.4 was released as part of the CII compiler for DOS 3.3. Although the 
Aztec C65 documentation suggests that the newer ProDOS compiler C65 3.2b can 
produce PCODE executables that run in the DOS 3.3 shell, this is apparently 
not correct. PCODE executables produced with the newer compiler are not 
(entirely) compatible with the older shell.

The DHRY programs noted above were produced with 2 their two different 
respective versions of the C65 compiler that the Shells came with, yet they 
are identical.

Both Shells offer commandline arguments and shell scripting, smaller 
executables than "RAW" programs and their own command sets which are quite 
useful for writing utilities that run on the Apple II. And both shells allow 
you to mix "RAW" code (including assembly language calls to the Apple II ROM 
routines and ML routines like the NSC driver) with PCODE for time critical 
operations. Since the run-time library source for "RAW" code is available 
for Aztec C65, you can also optimize standard library routines selectively 
for time critical operations and include these as needed.

The ProDOS 8 Shell is much more robust than the DOS 3.3 Shell (which is also 
not too shabby when compared to Apple II BASIC). The ProDOS Shell far 
surpasses anything AppleSoft (BASIC.SYSTEM) has to offer when it comes to a 
"real command line"... the only thing that is really strongly missing is 
(sadly) commandline history. If you use the AppleWin emulator you can of 
course paste commands from the Windows Clipboard directly into the Shell's 
command-line to avoid repetitive typing to somewhat compensate for this...

If you are willing to "take a hit" on the performance of non-time critical 
parts of a Shell utility program for the convenience and functionality of a 
"Unix-like" environment, and you mix "RAW" code into your Shell utilities 
for time critical operations, it is reasonable to conclude that your 
execution speed for Shell programs will equal (or almost equal) "RAW" speed 
which comes-in at double the speed (based on the DHRY benchmark).

Results will of course vary depending on your program design and the raw 
code you insert into your Shell programs and so-forth.

As with all these DHRY results, and other benchmarking I am currently doing: 
when complete I will provide a webpage on the Aztec C website with links and 
a list of benchmarks.

Regards,

Bill Buckels

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DHRYSTONE 1.1 for Aztec C65 3.2b available for download "Bill Buckels" <bbuckels@mts.net> - 2013-09-12 21:23 -0500
  Re: DHRYSTONE 1.1 for Aztec C65 3.2b available for download "Bill Buckels" <bbuckels@mts.net> - 2013-09-14 21:18 -0500
  Re: DHRYSTONE 1.1 for Aztec C65 3.2b available for download "Bill Buckels" <bbuckels@mts.net> - 2013-09-14 21:35 -0500
    Re: DHRYSTONE 1.1 for Aztec C65 3.2b available for download Steven Hirsch <snhirsch@gmail.com> - 2013-09-15 08:56 -0400
      Re: DHRYSTONE 1.1 for Aztec C65 3.2b available for download "Bill Buckels" <bbuckels@mts.net> - 2013-09-15 20:40 -0500
  Re: DHRYSTONE 1.1 for Aztec C65 3.2b available for download bill.rowe.ottawa@gmail.com - 2013-09-29 08:07 -0700
  Re: DHRYSTONE 1.1 for Aztec C65 3.2b available for download "Bill Buckels" <bbuckels@mts.net> - 2013-10-04 05:29 -0500
  Re: DHRYSTONE 1.1 for Aztec C65 3.2b available for download "Bill Buckels" <bbuckels@mts.net> - 2013-10-04 20:22 -0500
    Re: DHRYSTONE 1.1 for Aztec C65 3.2b available for download Antoine Vignau <antoine.vignau@laposte.net> - 2013-10-04 19:28 -0700

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