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Re: DEC station 3100

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From: Anthony A. Datri
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 1989 12:32
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In article <7561@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> thompson@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Steve Thompson) writes:

>have multiple users logged in. However, the machine comes with a 2 user
>license

This is one of the things that I *can't* forgive DEC for.

>compared the performance of my main application (a floating-point
>intensive code that runs for several hours) between the DS3100 and
>a Sun 4/110. The DS3100 was 3.34 times faster.

Does that 4/110 have the optional floating point?  I've found that ours
is terrible at floating point because it doesn't.

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From: aad@stpstn.UUCP (Anthony A. Datri)
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Subject: Re: DEC station 3100
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