>     ftp://topo.math.u-psud.fr/pub/lcs/fb/benchmarks
>
>now contains source and binaries (Wintel too) for the REALbasic
>fractal program mentioned recently by Geoff Perlman.
>Accessible by anything but Netscape.
>
>     Whether this is going to be a repository for other 
>benchmarks depends on availability of space on Bill Michael's
>and Steve Stratford's servers.  Feel free to
>set up an alternative posting.  Or again to send me 
>FB source and binaries.

I'll try to get time this weekend to move everything into the "demos" 
folder under "FB^3" on the futurebasic.org site. I'm _way_ behind on HTML 
updates already...

>     Same applies to the other benchmarks recently mentioned.
>
>     I always learn a lot from benchmarks.

Likewise.

>PS.  Since Pete Bancroft's XFB list seems not to be working
>(not for me is certain!) we may have to twist Bill's arm to
>let competitive benchmark announcements and/or discussion
>continue to appear here.  What say Bill?

Not hardly. Announcing the availability of something is fine; even non-FB 
versions of benchmarks. Discussing how to make the FB version of 
something faster is fine. Any mention of another language at this point 
however is the quickest way possible to find yourself unsubscribed...

Bill