z80 timing... 6502 timing

From: Mike Ford <mikeford_at_netwiz.net>
Date: Thu Apr 22 01:05:04 1999

>> Some things in this contest that sound reasonable to me;
>
>> Input and output are to memory resident buffers.
>
>> Inline code is too boring, and subrountine calling too important, so the
>> "task" should require perhaps modules; maybe make the contest half a dozen
>> subroutines which get called from a contest defined main program (using
>> some typical non asm language like C or pascal).
>
>> Contest submissions could be a simple binary file, file length, predefined
>> jump table for subroutines, the actual code. Some third party, can run the
>> code and time it on the hardware of their choice.
>
>Nice, but with these things, like internas of the system for input/output,
>binary and similarities, you tie again all down to a single system to
>use - we loose the idea of a cross platform competition where only basic
>processor features are measured (see also the subject).

I don't see what you mean. By setting some basic format for the file
structure you make it PORTABLE, not restricted. Each target system then can
read the common format and arrange it however is best suited to that target
system prior to execution of code.
Received on Thu Apr 22 1999 - 01:05:04 BST

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