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From: woody@eos.UUCP (Wayne Wood)
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Subject: Re: Ada speed vs. C...
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Date: 13 Mar 90 19:56:05 GMT
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In article <8347@hubcap.clemson.edu> wtwolfe@hubcap.clemson.edu (Bill Wolfe) writes:
>
>          Sun/Unix 3.2 C on a Sun 3/160
>          GreenHills C on ISI optimum V machine
>          Gnu C on a Sun 3/160
>          MASSCOMP C on RTU 3.1, NC-5700 machine
>
>MASSCOMP had the best C compiler, our Ada compiler only beat it by a very
>small margin.
>

somebody said there are lies, damn lies, and statistics.  i don't see any
stats here. 

why don't you post the complete table and let us make our own decisions?

as it is, we have to take your word for it... not very good salemanship.

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