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Basic. Fortran.S-Algol. And Pascal Benchmarks On Microcomputers. Including The Effects Of Floating Point Processor Support., Marcus R. Wigan Jul 1982

Basic. Fortran.S-Algol. And Pascal Benchmarks On Microcomputers. Including The Effects Of Floating Point Processor Support., Marcus R. Wigan

Marcus R Wigan

A straightforward set of short and simple benchmarks has been used to examine the relative performance of a wide range of mainframe, mini, and micro systems. Comparable sets ot BASIC, Pascal. FORTRAN and Structured Algol codes are given In a series of Tables and Figures. Special attention has been paid to the role of additional processors to assist In the execution of the benchmark codes. These Include a 6809 used to accellerate APPLE-Pascal 1.1 p-code and an AMD 9511 to accelerate BASIC-E and Structured Algol semi-complied code. Two AMD 9511 versions of MicroSoft and FORTRAN FORLIB are included. The overlap …


Political Dimensions Of The Currency Question 1945-1947, Robert Cribb Apr 1982

Political Dimensions Of The Currency Question 1945-1947, Robert Cribb

Robert Cribb

The article discusses the difficulties involved in introducing a national currency for Indonesia following the end of the Japanese occupation and the declaration of Indonesian independence. For complex reasons, Japanese occupation currency continued in circulation for several months after the surrender. When Republican rupiah were finally introduced they faced serious inflationary pressure.