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In article <1992Oct13.153938.19926@yang.earlham.edu>  writes:
# OK, I know that this has been trodden through before, but I'd like some  
numbers
# 
# (or a number) comparing the performance of a turbo color NeXTstation (or
# NextDimension) with a Sun 10. I have a poor misguided faculty type  
person who
# can just about handle System 7 but who is desparate for the most  
powerful
# machine in the Universe. No amount of reasoning can persuade him that  
what he
# gains in program execution time he will definitely lose in system
# administration time. So what I need to know is, approximately how many
# Meaningless Indicators of Performance (MIPS) does the NeXT turbo  
generate
# compared with a mighty Sun 10 (or whatever)?


The Sparc 10 is a much more powerful machine, but the power/$cost ratio is  
far too high.  For the most powerful Sparc 10, you could easily pay over  
$120,000 (based on articles in unixworld).  Also sys admin time is also a  
ratio that is too high.  If this poor misguided faculty person can deal  
with an average speed machine, 25mips I believe, then I would go with the  
$10,000 NeXT as opposed to the $100,000 Sparc 10.
Just my $0.02.
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Curtis A. Johnson

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