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From: rsholmes@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Rich Holmes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.wanted
Subject: Re: 1988 toyota for sale
Message-ID: <1991Jan30.161358.16409@rodan.acs.syr.edu>
Date: 30 Jan 91 16:13:58 GMT
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In article <1991Jan28.151635.13026@ccad.uiowa.edu> timv@ccad.uiowa.edu (Timothy VanFosson) writes:
> Well, if we estimate the top speed of a 1988 Toyota at approximately
> 120 MPH then we would expect it to achieve approximately 0.0021 MIPS
> (millions of inches per second).

For comparison, an IBM PS/2 dropped out a 13th story window will achieve no
more than about 0.0013 MIPS.  Note that this entails a modification that will
void the warranty.


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