$ perl -v This is perl, version 5.005_03 built for PA-RISC1.1 results: Benchmark: timing 1000000 iterations of Grep, Max, Ternary... Grep: 26 wallclock secs (21.98 usr + 0.17 sys = 22.15 CPU) Max: 33 wallclock secs (31.87 usr + 0.07 sys = 31.94 CPU) Ternary: 35 wallclock secs (33.29 usr + 0.13 sys = 33.42 CPU)