From:     100.141999@germanynet.de (Dirk Busse)
Subject:  Faster Amiga Math Libraries
Date:     Wed, 5 Aug 1998
Reply-To: 100.141999@germanynet.de (Dirk Busse)


PRODUCT NAME

   Aminet:util/libs/FMath406.lha
   Aminet:util/libs/HSMathLibs_060.lha


BRIEF DESCRIPTION

   Fast replacement for the Math Libraries.


AUTHOR/COMPANY INFORMATION

   FastMath:   Martin Berndt
   HSMathLibs: Matthias Henze
   

LIST PRICE

   Both are Shareware!
   FastMath:   30,-DM or US$ 20
   HSMathLibs: 10,-DM or US$ 7  or UK£ 5


SPECIAL HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

   AMIGA with 68040 or 68060 Prozessor (or 6888x [only FastMath])


MACHINE USED FOR TESTING

   Amiga 2000 with DKB WildFire060
   AmigaDOS 3.1


COMPARISION

   During all Tests the Oxyron-Patcher V3.12 was active.

   Testprog                 |original|FastMath040|HSMathLibs060
                            |MathLibs|   V40.6   |   V44.2
   -------------------------+--------+-----------+-------------
   from FastMath-Archive:   |        |           |
    MathTransTest           |  57.09 |    26.45  |    11.55
    MathSingTransTest       |  37.95 |    23.61  |    10.79
    MathDoubTransTest       |  48.75 |    22.57  |    15.37
   from HSMathLibs-Archive: |        |           |
    with 250000 iterations: |        |           |
     mathtransTest          | 153.24 |    64.66  |    29.98
     mathieeesingtransTest  | 101.1  |    59.7   |    28.28
     mathieeedoubtransTest  | 110.96 |    60.24  |    30.82
    with 2500000 iterations:|        |           |
     mathieeedoubasTest     |  60.04 |    59.08  |    57.18
   OxyPatcher shows:        |        |           |
    ersetzte Befehle        |   30   |      0    |      0
    verschiedene Befehle    |   27   |      0    |      0


BUGS

   I didn't find any bug.


CONCLUSIONS

   A long time ago I registered the FastMath Libraries from Martin Berndt.
   I asked him for creating a 68060-Version of the libs. But I didn't get
   an answer :-(
   And now someone else did his job. The new math libs from Matthias Henze
   are twice fast as the math libs from Martin Berndt. And they are only
   a third expensive than the libs from Martin Berndt.

   Matthias, thank you for your good work.


Author of this Review:

   Dirk Busse
   Kropsburgstraße 8
   D-67141 Neuhofen
   Germany

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