Re: My disillusioned self.

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From: Harold Wong
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 1989 19:48

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In article <235@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> wilkins@jarthur.UUCP (Mark Wilkins) writes:
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>    2) Macintosh could be twice as fast.  The processors now implemented in
>ALL Apple systems spend at least two cycles on every RAM access.  Apple
>chose to use slow memory (120 ns) which doubtless reduced costs.  BUT WITH A
>MAC SE COSTING $3169 LIST WITH NO HARD DRIVE AND NO KEYBOARD, WE SURE ARE
>PAYING FOR FAST RAM, WHY AREN'T WE GETTING IT?  MAYBE THAT'S WHY APPLE MAKES
>THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE PROFIT PER COMPUTER SOLD OF ANY OF THE TOP 10
>MICROCOMPUTER MANUFACTURERS.
>

BTW, just how many mips does a Mac run.  Frustrated minds want to know.
  
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Harold Wong         (213) 825-9040 
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Harold Wong         (213) 825-9040 
UCLA-Mathnet; 3915F MSA; 405 Hilgard Ave.; Los Angeles, CA 90024-1555
ARPA: hgw@math.ucla.edu          BITNET: hgw%math.ucla.edu@INTERBIT

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