From funic!fuug!mcsun!uunet!van-bc!ubc-cs!news.UVic.CA!cedar.pfc.forestry.ca!bcsystems.gov.bc.ca!ewilts Wed Feb 19 08:30:22 EET 1992 Article: 5824 of comp.lang.postscript Path: funic!fuug!mcsun!uunet!van-bc!ubc-cs!news.UVic.CA!cedar.pfc.forestry.ca!bcsystems.gov.bc.ca!ewilts From: Ed.Wilts@BCsystems.Gov.BC.CA (Ed Wilts) Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript Subject: Re: PPST 3.1 (was Re: WANTED: Postscript benchmark/printer an...) Message-ID: <1992Feb3.194842.267@bcsystems.gov.bc.ca> Date: 4 Feb 92 03:48:42 GMT References: <1992Jan29.175508.2621@csi.uottawa.ca> <1992Jan30.141520.18919@csi.uottawa.ca> Organization: BC Systems Corporation Lines: 39 In article <1992Jan30.141520.18919@csi.uottawa.ca>, gagnon@Panda1.UOttawa.CA (Jean-Serge Gagnon 564-7183) writes: > > For those who didn't read the last few messages on this, this is my PostScript Processing Speed Test program that I wrote. It will give you the > speed of a PostScript capable device (printer, screen, etc...) as a relative > index to the Apple LaserWriter. > Jean-Serge Gagnon EMAIL: jsg8a@acadvm1.uottawa.ca OR For an interesting comparison, I ran this on my Amiga 3000/16 using Post 1.6 output to my DeskJet 500 and on our DEC LN03R ScriptPrinter at the office. There's a bug in my PostScript interpreter (or P2ST) since my numbers come out with 2 decimal points on the Amiga... Anyway, here's the results: LN03R Amiga Graphics: 51.9688 13..000 RAM & fonts: 65.8438 19..000 Mathematics: 37.3130 7..000 Total: 155.3130 39..000 The LN03R came out at exactly 1.00 on all three categories compared to an Apple LaserWriter (both printers are 68000 based). The A3000 came out at 4.1/3.4/5.5 for a total PST of 4.0. It's not surprising that the fonts are not that quick since all the fonts are loaded from the hard drive - I haven't optimized my drive in eons. I am using original Adobe fonts copied from the PC version of ATM (I wish Adobe would sell the fonts by themselves in Amiga format). Also interesting to note was that the LN03R reported a PostScript version of 47.2. Post 1.6 reported 48.0. Many thanks to Jean-Serge Gagnon for the code! There's some interesting techniques hiding in there. -- .../Ed Preferrred: Ed.Wilts@BCSystems.Gov.BC.CA Ed Wilts Alternate: EdWilts@BCSC02.BITNET (604) 389-3430 B.C. Systems Corp., 4000 Seymour Place, Victoria, B.C., Canada, V8X 4S8