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From: alms@cambridge.apple.com (Andrew L. M. Shalit)
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Subject: Re: Not All MIPS are Created Equally
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Date: 23 Oct 89 22:32:28 GMT
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In-reply-to: pepke@loligo's message of 23 Oct 89 16:13:51 GMT

In article <300@fsu.scri.fsu.edu> pepke@loligo (Eric Pepke) writes:


   MIPS is an acronym for Meaningless Information from Pushy Salescreature.

No, no.  It stands for "Mythical Index of Performance Something".

   -andrew