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From: jcallen@Encore.COM (Jerry Callen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m88k
Subject: Re: Data General Aviion 7000, 8000
Keywords: New Data General 88K machines
Message-ID: <14338@encore.Encore.COM>
Date: 18 Mar 91 19:42:21 GMT
Article-I.D.: encore.14338
References: <1991Mar14.183029.11714@neon.Stanford.EDU> <1991Mar15.175502.22610@tscs.uucp>
Reply-To: jcallen@encore.Com (Jerry Callen)
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Organization: Encore Computer Corp, Marlboro, MA
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In article <1991Mar15.175502.22610@tscs.uucp> jay@tscs.UUCP writes:
>(I am not absolutely sure of the enclosed information; it was obtained
>from the local DG sales office only one day after the official product intro)
>
>The 7000/8000 Aviions are quad-processor servers.  Four 25 MHz 88000's
>yield 117 MIPS of performance.

Squeezing 117 MIPS out of (4 x 25MHz = 100 million machine clock ticks per
second) using a non-superscaler chip is an interesting accomplishment. Of
course, since 1 MIPS is a number that bears no relationship to anything
other than the willingness of marketing people to lie, I guess it's a fair
claim.

>I don't think they fit into a pizza box.

Why not? That's at least as believable as the MIPS rating...

-- Jerry "waiting for the SPECmarks" Callen
   jcallen@encore.com