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RISC MIPS -- Sun vs. VAX (8

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From: Thomas J Dineen
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 1989 12:49
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Can someone out there explain the relative processing power of a VAX 8800
"MIPs" compared to a SUN "MIPs".

Is there an article explaining what a MIP is on a SUN, Pyramid, VAX,
Cray...

tom dineen
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Subject: RISC  MIPS -- Sun vs. VAX (8
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