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Article #9943Re: Perceptions of speed (was Re: MIP rating for the Mac II)
From: Scott Bayes
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1990 15:54
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1990 15:54
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> I would reply via Email, but this is a VERY bad comparison. The idea > of the mythical "MIP" is an idead propagated by computer sales(wo)men. > A MIP is ONLY useful when comparing proccessors with the same instruction > set. For example, in my Mac, I have a 16mhz 68020/68881 which can put Actually a "MIP" is useless for almost any purpose, meaning, as it does, "Machine Instruction Per". The singular term (e.g. 1 MIPS) is "MIPS": "Machine Instruction Per Second". This is not to say that the plural is "MIPSs" :-) [...] > Mike Schechter > Institute for Sensory Research > isr@rodan.acs.syr.edu Scott Bayes Hewlett-Packard Company
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