Re: new Gould NPL; Whetstone MIPS

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From: sherm
Date: Sat, 04 Apr 1987 23:02

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In article <255@winchester.mips.UUCP> mash@winchester.UUCP (John Mashey) writes:
>What are Whetstone MIPS? ....
>	a) Are they DP MEgaWhetstones? (or SP?)
>	b) Are they X times a VAX 11/780, if so, 
>		b1) VAX/VMS
>		b2) 4.3BSD?

Sorry for not being more specific.  The numbers I mentioned were single
precision megaWhetstones.  ELXSI's double precision numbers aren't much
different since all registers are 64 bits.  But I don't have exact figures.
I'll see if I can find more numbers and if so I'll post them.
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Michael Sherman
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From: sherm@elxsi.UUCP
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Subject: Re: new Gould NPL; Whetstone MIPS
Message-ID: <332@elxsi.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 4-Apr-87 18:02:09 EST
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Posted: Sat Apr  4 18:02:09 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 5-Apr-87 13:19:19 EST
References: <501@sw1e.UUCP> <1805@pyramid.UUCP> <326@elxsi.UUCP> <255@winchester.mips.UUCP>
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Organization: ELXSI Super Computers, San Jose
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Keywords: gould supermini, elxsi

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