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From: Perry Metzger
Date: Wed, 21 May 1986 20:56

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[Are you still hungry, line eater?]

Recently, a lot discussion on net.arch has focused on MIPS. Many people
unfamiliar with the term would probably like to know what a MIPS actually
measures.

MIPS stands for Meaningless Index of Processor Speed.



Perry Metzger

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From: metzger@heathcliff.columbia.edu (Perry Metzger)
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Subject: MIPS
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Date: Wed, 21-May-86 16:56:23 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 21 16:56:23 1986
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