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From: melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger)
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Subject: Re: NeXT Press Release
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Date: 22 Apr 91 23:29:50 GMT
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In article <47641@ut-emx.uucp> greg@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Greg Harp) writes:


   I've seen MIPS ratings from 10-20 on the 040, and I've been watching that chip
   for quite a long time.  The SPARC 1+ pulls 15.8.  The Solbourne S4000 (A SPARC
   clone) pulls 25.5 MIPS, but is only 20% faster. That tells you just how
   accurate the MIPS benchmark is.  

   I'm talking about using the GUI, editing (with EMACS), compiling, reading
   news, and anything else you might do on a Unix box.  The 1+ simply feels more
   responsive.  

Sorry, I've compiled several large programs and the NeXT is about as
fast as the 1+.  It might even be faster.  It's fast enough that I'm
doing my project on it instead of a SparcStation(not a 1+, though).

-Mike