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From: campbelr@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com (Bob Campbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: HP 9000 s 700 questions ????
Message-ID: <31480015@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com>
Date: 30 Mar 91 20:08:21 GMT
References: <1991Mar13.121715.25269@qut.edu.au>
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
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> According to the press release and Mike Santangelo's post, the 50MHz
> Cobra clocks at 17 MFLOPS.  However, the benchmark ran on a 50MHz
> Cobra at the AFUU (the SSBA series) shows the machine at 13.7MFLOPS.

> Quite a difference - so what's the explanation?

I believe that the numbers quoted in the release are based on HP-UX 8.05
and the associated compilers.  The 700 series systems can run (or 
even compile) code meant to run on a series 800 system.  With the
compilers that are designed specifically for the 700s you will see a
significant performance improvement.

To get "official" information, I suggest you contact your local HP
sales office or call 1-800-752-0900.  These systems are availible now.
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