nather@utastro.UUCP (Ed Nather) (08/11/88)
In article <2663@pt.cs.cmu.edu>, ralf@b.gp.cs.cmu.edu (Ralf Brown) writes: > In article <4452@saturn.ucsc.edu> spcecdt@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Space Cadet) writes: > }The only reason I prefer PK*** over > }ZOO is that PK*** is, in my experience, about twice as fast. > > Most of the speed difference comes from the fact that ZOO is written entirely > in C, while PK*** is written mostly in assembler. Something to ponder while waiting at the keyboard ... -- Ed Nather Astronomy Dept, U of Texas @ Austin {backbones}!{noao,ut-sally}!utastro!nather nather@astro.as.utexas.edu