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From: cliff@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Cliff Marcellus)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mips
Subject: Re: Clarification
Summary: MIPS "holistically"
Keywords: mips dec whoever
Message-ID: <1636@cs-spool.calgary.UUCP>
Date: 23 Jul 89 18:40:30 GMT
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In article <2293@itivax.iti.org>, scs@itivax.iti.org (Steve C. Simmons) writes:
> 
> Is this newsgroup exclusively for MIPS systems, or for
> any systems which use their chip sets?  We got a DEC 5810
> coming, and I'd be interested.
> 

I personally would like to see this group be used for ALL systems derived
from the MIPS chip sets.

I recently benchmarked both the DECstation 3100 and the MIPS RS2030 systems
(looking for more workstations, again...).  THe two systems compared very 
closedly in performance, except in floating point operations where the RS2030
was roughly 30% faster.  (curious, me thinks).  I suspect (probably!) different
compiler technology...  nonetheless. the information exchange would be most
useful for FUTURE purchase considerations and such....

(BTW.  I bought two RS2030's... I'd also be very interested in hearing more
about the DEC 5810 -- from an end-user site)


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