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Mma on PowerMac 8100 vs. Mma on PowerMac 9500

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  • Subject: [mg4285] Mma on PowerMac 8100 vs. Mma on PowerMac 9500
  • From: Elias Saab <mathes at esaab.math.missouri.edu>
  • Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 03:54:29 -0400
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

I executed the following cell on a PowerMac 8100/100
 and a PowerMac 9500/132

It took 2.1 seconds on the 9500 and .46 second on the 8100.
It is strange. Any idea why?
Elias Saab

In[178]:=
Clear[x,y,surface,f]
f[x_,y_]= x y;
surface=ParametricPlot3D[
{{x,y,0}, {x,y,f[x,y]}},{x,0,2},{y,0,1},
ViewPoint->{2.5 ,1.7, 1.4},
BoxRatios->{2,1,2},AxesLabel->{"x","y","z"}]//Timing

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