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From: reisert@ricks.enet.dec.com (Jim Reisert)
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Subject: Re: 106 mip PC
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Date: 24 Jul 90 01:54:16 GMT
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In article <12487@netcom.UUCP> jbreeden@netcom.uucp (John Breeden) writes:
>
>Does anyone know any details about AT&T's Starserver E? The lit I have 
>says it's a true symmetrical, multiprocessor 33mhz 486 (4 processors).
>They claim a MIP rating of 106MIPS (yea!, I know. That's faster than
>a 3090!), and they are shipping it!

Then, in a followup, <1990Jul23.165921.28420@cbnewsl.att.com>,
	rubin@cbnewsl.att.com (Mike Rubin) writes...
>
>I wouldn't doubt the 26 MIPS single-processor figure; it really does scream.
>...
>The 106-MIP rating is calculated, not observed.

It seems hard for my tiny brain to fathom that the quad processor system
runs *more than* 4 times faster than 4 individual processors (4x26=104
MIPS).  If this is indeed true, we'll be seeing some interesting patents
coming out of AT&T.

jim

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