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From: lgreen@cup.portal.com (Lawrence H Greenwald)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.super
Subject: Re: Discussion on whether distributed networks are super
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Date: 5 Jun 90 04:52:40 GMT
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As for 3090's being supercomputers...Don't bet on it!!

We have a 3090-400 running in our shop, and some recent rumors have us inter-
ested in another manufacturer's machine (a plug compatable) that's supposed
to be TWICE as fast. 

An IBM 3090-400 runs about 50 MIPS (That's strictly a guess!!)

I won't name names because it's all in the rumor stage right now.

Larry Greenwald