[math-fun] Re: ENIAC and maple : a simple test

hello, about that test again (maple VS ENIAC). I compiled that simple loop in C++ and ran the program on the same machine. Result : 7 million additions per second. the machine being a Pentium 3.0 Ghz (HT) with 1 gig of ram. The loop is hardly 5-6 lines and has additional code which is understandable in the context. a) There is the counter and the test for the modulo 100000 b) I had to add 100000 different numbers, this is why I used the inverse of n. funny note : the same program when ran with VIRTUAL PC does 10 million additions per second. c) the announced speed of 7 and 10 million iterations per second are rough estimates, from eye sight. Simon Plouffe (and my colleague at work, david grenier, that helped with this test).