The announcement I was looking for was posted to comp.benchmarks.
Thanks to
Russell Ruby <russ@MATH.ORST.EDU>
Won-Soon Lau <lws@ee.nus.sg>
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From: rfc@sun.Eng.Sun.COM (Bob Cmelik)
Newsgroups: comp.benchmarks
Subject: SPARC Performance Analysis Tools (free)
Message-ID: <144557@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>
Date: 19 May 92 16:55:17 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Mtn View, CA
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Sun Microsystems, Inc. (``Sun'') has developed a set of software
tools, and related documentation referred to as the SPARC Performance
Analysis Tools (``the Software''), in our Advanced Systems research group
which we think may be of interest to you.
The Software allows an existing SPARC program to be monitored to col-
lect dynamic instruction characteristics. The Software can be used to col-
lect standard instruction-level profile information (such as opcode distri-
butions, branch statistics, function usage), and permits users to develop
custom instruction-level performance analysis tools (such as cache or pipe-
line simulators). The method used provides significant speedups over trad-
itional trace and simulation based approaches.
The Software is experimental in nature and is provided ``as is'' with
no warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, including without limita-
tion, the warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular pur-
pose.
Sun is willing to license the Software in binary and limited source
form solely for the Licensee's internal use. This Software may not be re-
distributed by the Licensee in either source or binary form.
In no event will Sun be liable for any indirect, incidental, special
or consequential damages including, without limitation, loss of revenues,
profits, data or use incurred by the Licensee or any third party, even if
Sun has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Sun's maximum li-
ability for damages shall not exceed the amount of fees paid by the Licen-
see for the Software.
This Software is not supported by Sun, except that Sun may answer lim-
ited inquiries and may, in its sole discretion, respond to requests for bug
fixes. The Sun contact for such inquiries or requests is Bob Cmelik.
To receive a copy of the Software, please return an executed copy of
this license to the address listed below, and the Software will be mailed
to you.
Bob Cmelik
Sun Microsystems Laboratories, Inc.
2550 Garcia Avenue, MS 29-225
Mountain View, CA 94043
(415) 336-1709
rfc@sun.com
The foregoing is agreed to and accepted.
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