(by Michael Froehlich - June 21, 1996)

This directory contains a benchmark script to test the performance of
daVinci on your computer. Simply start this script by entering 'benchmark' 
in the shell while you're in the 'benchmark/' directory where this file is. 
This script pipes the API commands of file 'benchmark.script' six times to 
the daVinci API to measure the execution time with the 'time' command. You 
can also test the performance of previous daVinci V1.x versions by 
exchanging the filename of the daVinci binary in the script. 

Afterwards, e-mail the result to daVinci@Informatik.Uni-Bremen.DE
and do not forget to tell us your computer configuration:

  - Computer vendor and model
  - Type of processor and MHz
  - Graphics Adapter
  - Color Depth in bit
  - Memory in MB
  - Operating System and Release

Please ask your system administrator if you are not sure about these 
system parameters. 
