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Article #11181Re: IBM AS/400 is the world's slowest computer
From: Richard Gorton
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 22:11
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 22:11
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In article <1992Dec18.165950.15013@webo.dg.com>, lewine@cheshirecat.webo.dg.com (Donald A. Lewine) writes: |>From: lewine@cheshirecat.webo.dg.com (Donald A. Lewine) |>Subject: IBM AS/400 is the world's slowest computer |> |>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. And it has a WHETSTONE of 1 (ONE). Batch compiles ran faster when the system thought it was heavily loaded as opposed to effectively single-user mode. Really. (I know someone whom worked on a FORTRAN compiler for it) -- Richard Gorton Alpha AXP Migration Tools - Digital Equipment Corp. Reply-to: gorton@tallis.enet.dec.com All standard disclaimers apply.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!olivea!decwrl!deccrl!news.crl.dec.com!news!nntpd.lkg.dec.com!sousa.tay.dec.com!gorton From: gorton@sousa.tay.dec.com (Richard Gorton) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: IBM AS/400 is the world's slowest computer Message-ID: <2350@sousa.tay.dec.com> Date: 30 Dec 92 22:11:29 GMT References: <1992Dec18.165950.15013@webo.dg.com> Sender: newsa@sousa.tay.dec.com Reply-To: gorton@sousa.tay.dec.com (Richard Gorton) Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Littleton MA Lines: 26