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From: tarcea@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Mott The Hoople)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: DEC 58xx installed?
Message-ID: <3793@vela.acs.oakland.edu>
Date: 11 Nov 90 17:10:37 GMT
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In article <11681@sybase.sybase.com> craigt@pegasus.COM (Craig Thomas) writes:
>
>Anyone out there got an mp mips-based computer from DEC installed
>and working?
>
>Comments?
>

   We have one of these beasties here at Oakland University. The particular
model is a 5820 (ie, a 2 processor version). Compared to our VAX 6000-310 
and our VAX 6000-320, the DECsystem 5820 flies. But compared to a 
DECstation 5000, the 5820 is quite a bit slower. 
  My own personel opinions are, if I wanted to go with a high-performance
mini (not work station), especially if I were looking to buy DEC equipment
I would consider either a VAX 6000-5xx or the new risc DECsystem 5500.

  If there is more interest, I can have posted some of our (rather unscietific)
comparisons of 5820 performance when compared to a DECstation 5000.

  -- glenn

  tarcea@vela.acs.oakland.edu