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In article <1992Dec18.165950.15013@webo.dg.com>, lewine@cheshirecat.webo.dg.com (Donald A. Lewine) writes:
|> IBM is currently running full-page Ads that claim "The AS/400
|> is the world's most powerfull computer with the industry's best
|> price/performance(*)"
|> 
|> "(*) According to the TPC-C benchmark results published through
|>      12/3/92"
|> 
|> IBM does not point out the the AS/400 is the only computer with
|> TPC-C results published as of 12/3/93.  The AS/400 is also the
|> world's slowest and most expensive computer by the same benchmark.
|>

Incorrect.  HP was the first to publish a few months ago.  IBM then
published a high end AS/400 that has better TPC-C performance and a
low end model that has better price/performance.  Look for many
companies to publish this spring now that the ice has been broken.
HP and IBM will also likely publish improved numbers.

TPC-C is, of course, only one benchmark.  However, it better
represents what customers are doing in the transaction processing
market than any other public benchmark.

|> Do people fall for this stuff?  IBM claims that the AS/400 is the
|> best selling mid-range system in the world, so someone must fall
|> for it.
|> 
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Steven Kunkel
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