alan@pdn.nm.paradyne.com (Alan Lovejoy) (03/15/89)
--- The Stone Collection ---
14 March 1989 Compiled by Alan Lovejoy Largo, Florida USA
The following is a list of mostly whimsical benchmark names that have been
proposed by a host of people on USENET, by my fellow employees at
AT&T Paradyne, and by myself. These benchmark names are modelled on
the names of some actual benchmarks (Whetstone, Dhrystone, Dhampstone,
Rhealstone and Iostone) which usually have the form ?h*stone.
I regret to say that when I first started compiling this list, I was only
doing it for my own personal use and therefore it never occurred to me
that I should keep track of authorship. I would appreciate it if any
authors could contact me to claim their rightfull credit if they see
their benchmark name listed here without attribution.
Many of the names were suggested by multiple sources. I have made no
attempt to figure out who was first; it is best to simply assume that
all suggesters arrived at their names independently, and to leave it
at that.
Benchmark Name: Object(s) of benchmark Author
--- Names suggested by me:
Fhlintstone: computer graphics animation Alan Lovejoy
Lhintstone: measures performance of "lint" Alan Lovejoy
Whrystone: funniness of ?h*stone benchmark name Alan Lovejoy
Bhridgestone: computer aided civil engineering Alan Lovejoy
Fhirestone: thermodynamic modelling Alan Lovejoy
Ghrindstone: text processing Alan Lovejoy
Lhoadstone: program loading Alan Lovejoy
Bhirthstone: process creation Alan Lovejoy
Hhengestone: celestial navigation Alan Lovejoy
Philosopherstone: artificial intelligence Alan Lovejoy
(I have seen the same or similar suggestions from others that were posted
after I thought these up myself. I have never posted any except Fhlintstone
until now, however)
--- Names suggested by my coworkers:
Hheadstone: rate of defunct process creation Steve Fowler
Rhinestone: from Duke University...measures program ESP Roy Crabtree
Warestone: hirsuteness Ware Lynch
Wherestone: navigation Ware Lynch
--- Names suggested by USENET posters whose names I failed to record
Rhosettastone: natural language translation (I can't believe I missed this!)
Rhollingstone: DSP music generation
Fhlagstone: boolean algebra/logical machine operations
Lhinestone: vector graphics
Lhynestone: wire-fram graphics
Bhlarneystone: for use in measuring performance of vaporware
Lhivingstone: anthropological ability
Bhlackstone: magical ability; unix wizardry
Ehverybodymustgetstone: hipness of a system
Slyandthefamilystone: funkiness of a system
Baudstone: serial io
Sahndstone: silicon compiler performance
Soahpstone: daytime tv viewing
Whatstone: statistical verification of random number generators
Whystone: heuristics
Nhetstone: measure of similarity to USENET
Nhewstone: measure of similarity to television news
Khidneystone: medical diagnostic expert systems
Ghallstone: measure of frenchness
Yhellowstone: ability to put out fires
Mhilestone: ability to meet deadlines
Mhillstone: degree to which something impedes progress
Sticksandstone: measure of how insulting something is
Thunderstone: noise generated by union leaders after a strike is called
Touchstone: pixel resolution of touch screens
Standingstone: availability of goods in the Soviet Union
Swhordinthestone: elected official's ability to lead
Lhymestone: mineral exploration software
--- Names suggested by USENET posters whose names I did record
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From: uunet!gatech.edu!abhijit%pyr (Abhijit Chaudhari)
Rhollingstone: A benchmark used to determine the amount of distortion in
the power supply.
Phreciousstone: Measure of the $$ spent on a computer system.
Hhstone: A benchmark for determining the quality of benchmark names.
Lhithpstone: Measures the efficiency of the lisp interpreter.
Stohnehenge: Used to measure the power of previous generation computers.
Xhf25qcdtstone: Measures the efficieny of a random number generator.
Khillstone: Benchmark measuring the physical damage caused to a compter
terminal when a process crashes.
Swhearstone: Efficiency of verbal abuse (can be run alnog with Kihllstone).
rm*hstone: Measure of the amount of work undone by a silly error.
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From: uunet!ernie.Berkeley.EDU!carlson (Richard L. Carlson)
I just thought of a benchmark I would actually like to see run:
Mhenustone : measures the number of pop-up / pull-down menu items that
a system can draw per second. It would test raw CPU performance,
special graphic hardware support, and operating system efficiency;
and it would probably give a good indication of a menu-based
system's speed as seen by an interactive user.
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From: uunet!RELAY.CS.NET!BROOKS%csss-a.prime.com
David Brooks Internet: BROOKS@CSSS-A.PRIME.COM
uucp: {mit-eddie,uunet}!csss-a.prime.com!brooks
Shumnerstone
...for benchmarking PostScript font rasterization.
Lhodestone
...cartography applications
Fholkestone (English end of Channel Tunnel)
...quantum-effect technology
Shoapstone
...bubble memory technology
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From: uunet!cbnews.ATT.COM!ara (a.r.adolt)
from: bob adolt
att-bl
HharryStone = legal "bench"-mark.
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From: uunet!decwrl.dec.com!amdcad!pop!prem (Prem Sobel)
"Ehlizastone", a measure of how many times per second a computer and
operating system can misundertsand or misinterpret the commands you give.
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>From: esf00@uts.amdahl.com (Elliott S. Frank)
Elliott Frank ...!{hplabs,ames,sun}!amdahl!esf00 (408) 746-6384
or ....!{bnrmtv,drivax,hoptoad}!amdahl!esf00
ShlyStone -- measures speed of machine in providing random answers
to meaningless questions.
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>From: sccowan@watmsg.waterloo.edu (S. Crispin Cowan)
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Login name: sccowan In real life: S. Crispin Cowan
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lhodestone: how long it takes to load a program/boot the OS.
thombstone: how many processes the OS can kill/sec.
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>From: aglew@mcdurb.Urbana.Gould.COM
> Ehstone -- how many Canadians, like, worked on the system, eh?
Je me souviens-stone -- how many expatriate anglo-quebecois
worked on the system?
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>From: snoopy@sopwith.UUCP (Snoopy)
tekecs.gwd.tek.com!sopwith!snoopy qiclab!sopwith!snoopy
sun!nosun!illian!sopwith!snoopy parsely!sopwith!snoopy
Fhrankenstone: number of times benchmark can die and be resurrected per second
This benchmark is currently very dangerous to run, as an electrical storm
is required. It is hoped that a low power technique can be found for the
next release. An industry spy overheard the principal researcher asking his
assistant to "Put the stack-pointer back." It is believed that the
researcher was trapped in a subroutine at the time. Sun's SPARC technology
currently leads the pack in this benchmark, but mAMP, a joint venture between
MIPS and AMPhenol hopes to overtake SPARC with their on-chip battery design
fed by special high-current connectors which also serve as the chip's heat
sink. Company spokepersons were unwilling to reveal how many milliamp-hours
their product would cache on-chip. Public confidence in the new product
was dampened at an early demo of a prototype unit which used a defective
cpu and a pair of automotive battery clamps from a junkyard. The prototype
paniced easily, and the public demanded it be dismantled. Improvements
to the prototype, including a voice-synthesis unit, has calmed public
fears of the new technology. It's not easy being on the cutting edge.
"Hard drives and kilobytes are tinkertoys, I'm talking about the central
networking system."
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>From: dave@motto.UUCP (dave brown)
| David C. Brown | uunet!mnetor!motto!dave |
| Motorola Canada, Ltd. | 416-499-1441 ext 3708 |
| Communications Division | Disclaimer: Motorola is a very big company |
Sorry, I can't resist. More benchmarks:
Bhirthstone - speed of new product development (measured from conception
to delivery).
Hheadstone - speed of product obsolesence.
Kheystone - speed of DES cracking (ref. recent RISKS)
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>From: shields@yunccn.UUCP (Paul Shields)
Fhred Fhlintstone: tests for neanderthal operating systems
Rhollingstone: For use on CMOS technology
Throwstone: tests for glass houses
Mhonumentalstone: In mockery of benchmark tests
(with apologies to P.B. Shelley)
Yheatstone: "Too long a sacrifice / Can make a stone of the
heart / O when may it suffice?"
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>From: pa1343@sdcc15.ucsd.edu (John J. Marco)
| John J. Marco -- pa1343@sdcc15.ucsd.edu |
| ...!uunet!sdcc15.ucsd.edu!pa1343 |
Khirbystone: The noise volume of the cooling fan of a PC.
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In addition to new names, new usages for that name are also welcome.
Enjoy.
--
Alan Lovejoy; alan@pdn; 813-530-2211; AT&T Paradyne: 8550 Ulmerton, Largo, FL.
Disclaimer: I do not speak for AT&T Paradyne. They do not speak for me.
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