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Flapping wings & hot air...
I have the latest and greatest from Roelof concerning benchmark times and they will see light of day when I can clear a few hours to make them sweet and add a little perfume. I will amend the yellow 'results latest' (above) line as soon as they are seaworthy [update:new tables available via usual links or here and there are some changes at the top]. In the meantime I shall just point out that SETI Driver has incurred a minor revision to greater glory and now stands at v1.6.3.2. Also in a utility vein H. Oda's WCPUID V3 has emerged from beta to go gold (work your way to the downloads page for this processor identification utility. Small, neat and it works, excellent. Finally our very own Roelof has updated his SETI Spy pages with some interesting news concerning open sourcing his code. This is to let others attempt to improve on what is already the SETI burners best friend, as he is unable to commit the vast quantities needed to do full justice to the monster creation. Finally an august body that has in the past has chosen to ignore some of our efforts and communications is storming up the 'government organisations' chart. This Register story is whipping the froth...but I think a comparison with Art Bell would be appropriate...so for more verbal self-aggrandisement try this rotting carrion.
Max out.

March 11, 2001     v3.03+ results latest: 11 March 2001 (14)

Gather ye round the newest tables...
As promised the newest selection of results are up in their various incarnations of colourful glory. Enjoy the fruits of my labour and Roelofs compilations (sounds unpeasant). The man himself pointed out that he's received his first corrupt result from an non-overclocked machine - not a great deal to be read into that as most of the submissions here are overclocked. Congratulations to Nine for shaving a few minutes off Tim Cole's times to take top spot. New numbers at the top of the pile from these slightly clocked P4's shows that they might not be the wonder chip of the year but anything running at 1500Mhz plus has got to be good for something. Don't think Intel had SETI in mind though! News just in suggests that there are substantially quicker times yet for the P4 but unconfirmed hearsay at present (gossip, in other words).On the software front there's a new v3 beta of taskinfo 2000 that you might find interesting.
Max out.

Berkeley down, benchmarks up, cold sparks in hell...
On the evolutionary scale I'm only one step removed from an incontinent tortoise with a passion for mango chutney or so it seems on a good day. I'm beginning to learn that it's better to put some words up before the latest tables. As far as getting tables together - once I mange to post new ones I feel so knackered/pleased with myself, that writing drivel for the masses (i.e. you 'superior' reader type beings) is the last thing on my mind. I just want to break out from my sweaty swivel seat, go for a run and ignore the computer for a day or three (well an hour at least, get real). Naturally, as is the way of things, Roelof (benchmark analyst) sends me updates like a Gatling gun! So this time round you get some blurbage first.
Yes this is the benchmark page! I'm just rather pleased to see that there are a couple of new entries at the top to prove that while benchmarks might stagnate processor speed will conquer all. There are about 50 new results included in total and it appears that the recent Berkeley Backhoe (should go in a museum) Incident meant many of you took a break to benchmark for us. Many thanks, there is always a little light in the darkest of tunnels. It was very encouraging to see the forum threads calling for and sending WU's so that many were able to continue crunching unabated through the stoppage. Of course it also meant that many people discovered alt.sci.seti newsgroup and from there visited us at Ars TLC. Page hits have doubled the past week and they cannot all be down to me checking to see what my alter-ego has come up wiith! A belated welcome and I hope that the place is useful, informative and interesting. Forums, benchmarking, front page news and the incomparable zAmboni stats arena. Sometimes I sound like an advert but I think that's permissible with a  product this good! Tip: always keep a bucket by the computer for just this kind of verbal emetic emergency. 
There is one addition to the tables that should be mentioned: the rather fetching off-grey fleshtones (butterscotch?) on the MHz heading means you can sort by overall speed as well now, there will be a hot time in the old town tonght. The new tables, sorted and verified will be up in the next few days so be patient. 'Hang tough' as some dude or other might say, thanks.
Max out.