riddle@mathcs.emory.edu (Larry Riddle) (01/18/90)
I would like to hear about anyone's experience with the program
SPAMM from Bravo Technologies.
SPAMM is a program that you put in your system folder and which
preempts calls to SANE, replacing the calls with its own
accelerated math functions. I received an advertisement from
Bravo that quoted MacUser Lab reports as documenting
29% to 51% overall increases in speed for the MacPlus and SE
and MacWorld Lab reports as logging accelerations ranging from 44%
to 80%. Of course, this would only be with programs that make calls
to SANE. I assume it would not benefit a word processing program, for
example.
The point, of course, is that if one uses a lot of math intensive
programs, and if this program is really effective in speeding those
up, then it is much cheaper than an accelerator board.
The Bravo letter offered it for $49.95 + $5 shipping. MacConnection
carries it for $48 and only $3 next day shipping, however.
Thanks.
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Disclaimer: I have no connection with Bravo Technologies or
MacConnection and am not promoting any of their services.
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