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pavlov@niktow.canisius.edu (Greg Pavlov) writes:
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#>In article <6094@npri6.npri.com>,richard@npri6.npri.com (Richard Head) writes:
#>> jms@mrsvax.mis.arizona.edu (Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem) writes:
#>> 
#>> The only possible good thing I can think of that may arise from this 
#>> transition is if Digital Review would only stop using the brain-dead
#>> term "MicroVUPs".  Use VUPs of SPECmarks or whatever.  The use of
#>> MicroVUPs was (I think) started and propagated by Digital Review, and
#>> as far as I can tell, they are the only ones that use it.
#>> -- 
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#>   So what's the big deal about the units they use ? "Brain dead" ?

It isn't a big deal.  It's just Stupid.  When you buy a car, do you want
to hear how many miles per imperial gallon it gets?  When you buy a battery
for your car, do you want to know how many fortnights it will last?  Stupid.

#>  What is a "VUP" anyway ?  

Is this a serious question, or are you just demonstrating how Stupid you are?

#> For a long time, the uVAX II had the largest in-
#>  stalled base of any VAX.  

Really?  Care to quantify what you mean by a "long time"?  Last time I 
checked, the MVII sold well from 87-89, but since then, I'm sure it has
been overtaken by MV3100, VAXstation 3100, etc.  Maybe a long time when
compared to your attention span.

#>It made good sense to state relative performance
#>  in uVAX terms.  

Bullshit.

#>Continuing to use it as a unit is no more irrational than
#>  using the VAX 780 (in VUPS and SPECmarks).  

You moron.  SPECmarks are used as a general standard by all computer
manufacturers to give potential customers an idea how their machine may
compare to a machine from another vendor.  What does an HP/IBM customer care
how many "MicroVUPs" a VAX has?  They want to know how many SPECmarks it
has so they can compare it to machines from other vendors. 

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richard@npri6.npri.com  <Richard Head>
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