[MWForum]MIA, Ask an Expert: gravity, asciis, ...

[Wendy Petti]

I ran the speed test on 3 versions of MW on my 1.1 GHz Pentium III computer.
I also ran the test comparing fd .00001 and fd 1 - there was no difference
at all except on 2 versions, fd 1 took a hair longer.  But hiding the turtle
definitely increased the speed for all 3 versions.

resett repeat 100 [repeat 1000 [fd .00001]] show timer

MW EX using fd .00001:   742
MW EX using fd 1:        748
MW EX using fd 1 & ht:   590

MW Pro using fd .00001:  387
MW Pro using fd 1:       387
MW Pro using fd 1 & ht:  226

MW 2.03 using fd .00001: 374
MW 2.03 using fd 1:      376
MW 2.03 using fd 1 & ht: 213

Note that it takes MW EX roughly twice as long as Pro and 2.03 to run the
test when the turtle is showing... and approaching three times as long (2.77
times longer, comparing EX and 2.03) when the turtle is hidden.

Wendy