Re: C compiler for an Apple II

[pausch@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <tcydnX867OEre-nbnZ2dnUVZ_vzinZ2d@comcast.com>,
Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:

> John wrote:
> 
>> Would compiling small jobs on an Apple 2 be about as 1/3 as fast as an
>> original PC?
> 
> That would be totally dependent on the efficiency of the compiler.
> 
> -michael

Turbo Pascal (ver 1, 2 or 3) for CP/M-80 running on an Apple II+ with
a 6 MHz Z80 AppliCard complied approximately as quickly as the same
version of Turbo Pascal for MS-DOS running on a 4.77 MHZ 8088 PC.
Frankly, I don't remember which one of the two was fastest, but the
difference wasn't big.

An interpreted Applesoft program ran about half as fast on the 1 MHz
6502 compared to if the same program ran interpreted in MBASIC on
CP/M80 on a 6 MHZ Z80 AppliCard on the same Apple II.

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