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From: mct@praxis.co.uk (Martyn Thomas)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: price/performance
Summary: Is VLSI price/performance reflected in large machines?
Message-ID: <5517@newton.praxis.co.uk>
Date: 15 Nov 90 17:12:06 GMT
Organization: Praxis, Bath, UK
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Every five years, your dollar buys about 10-times as many MIPS, if you look
at factory-gate microprocessor prices.

Has anyone got historic ratios for the improvement in price/performance for
IBM or any other large processor manufacturer?

I need them for a lecture on Nov 21st.

Thanks
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Martyn Thomas, Praxis plc, 20 Manvers Street, Bath BA1 1PX UK.
Tel:	+44-225-444700.   Email:   mct@praxis.co.uk