[comp.emacs] Elisp replacement for load-average

darrylo@HPNMXX.SR.HP.COM (04/19/91)

> Well, the system management here wasn't comfortable making emacs sgid
> system so it could read /dev/kmem, so I decided to sit down and write a
> short elisp routine to parse uptime(1).  I don't have too much experience
> programming in elisp, so if you see a way to speed it up, feel free to tell
> me.

     Get a copy of the old V18.55 etc/loadst.c and lisp/time.el.  It'll
do exactly what you want.

     -- Darryl Okahata
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