On Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:30:59 -0800, ArcadeAge wrote:   
      
   > On Friday, December 14, 2018 at 6:53:16 PM UTC+1, Lawrence Woodman wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 14 Dec 2018 05:21:40 -0800, ArcadeAge wrote:   
   >>   
   >> > On Friday, December 14, 2018 at 12:30:49 PM UTC+1, ArcadeAge wrote:   
   >> >> On Friday, December 14, 2018 at 8:21:52 AM UTC+1, Lawrence Woodman wrote:   
   >> >> > Hello Commodore fans,   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> > You may have heard of the Advent of Code challenge.  For a bit of fun I   
   >> >> > decided to do day 6 of the challenge on the Commodore 128 using its   
   built   
   >> >> > in Basic.  It took days to calculate but it was great to be able to   
   >> >> > complete it on this machine.   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> > If you're interested here it is:   
   >> >> >   
   https://techtinkering.com/articles/advent-of-code-2018-25-days-25-languages/#da   
   y6   
   >> > Ok, there are enough data, but line numbers are re-used, overwriting   
   previously entered code. Easy to fix.   
   >> > VICE running at ~4000% -- faster than any SuperCPU, I guess.   
   >>   
   >> I'm glad you noticed that.  I never noticed because I used petcat to   
   >> create the .PRG so it wasn't a problem.  I have just gone back and   
   >> changed the code.  Thanks.   
   >>   
   >> 4000% wow, my machine must be getting old, the most I've managed on   
   >> vice is about 480%.   
   >>   
   > More likely you're running VICE with all the bells & whistles on.   
   > Switch off sound and true drive emulation (and anything else that's expensive   
    to emulate).   
   > As I had to learn today, percentages are (of course) relative. The program   
   runs even faster in 80 column fast mode, although the percentage is then only   
   2500 -- relative to 2 MHz, that is.   
      
      
   That's really interesting. I turned sound off and suddenly it's   
   running at just over 3300% when running 80 column in fast mode.   
      
      
   Lorry   
      
      
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