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From: terry@venus.sunquest.com (Terry R. Friedrichsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: HP9000 performance
Summary: benchmark results
Keywords: HP9000   performance   SPEC   I/O
Message-ID: <13092@sunquest.UUCP>
Date: 29 Jan 91 21:39:39 GMT
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Organization: Sunquest Information Systems, Tucson
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I have been tasked with comparing HP9000s with Digital's VAXen.  While I
have lots of VAXen available to beat on, I've never even SEEN an HP9000.

Some standard benchmark results would help.  I'm particularly interested
in the 800-series machines.

So if someone has some benchmark results (SPEC results would be great),
I'd love to see them.  Also I'm interested in any remarks you might have
about the I/O throughput of these machines.

What is the consensus of opinion regarding HP-UX?  Good, bad, ugly?  How's
the TCP/IP implementation?  Does X11R4 run as distributed from MIT?  How's
the C compiler?  Do they really feel as fast as their MIPS ratings?

I'm obviously inviting a wide-open spectrum of responses here, and that's
on purpose.  I promise to read every one of them, and I apologize in advance
if you don't get individual replies.

AdTHANKSvance for any information.

Terry R. Friedrichsen

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