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From: sleepy@wybbs.mi.org (Mike Faber)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ncr
Subject: Re: In defense of the TOWER (was NCR Series 3000 ...)
Message-ID: <403@wybbs.mi.org>
Date: 25 Apr 91 18:36:20 GMT
References: <5900@holston.UUCP> <1991Apr8.161737.1851@cs-col.Columbia.NCR.COM> <105173@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> <1991Apr22.201104.28322@seac
Reply-To: sleepy@wybbs.UUCP (Mike Faber)
Organization: Consultants Connection, Jenison MI
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In article <1991Apr22.201104.28322@seachg.uucp> jalsop@seachg.UUCP (John Alsop) writes:
>An Intel 403E  (486 at 33 MHZ, EISA bus) that we have here benchmarks at
>16,200 Dhrystones.  Our TOWER 700 gives 13,954 Dhrystones with the same
>test.
>
>On a multiple process read/write test, the 700 is about twice as fast as the
>Intel box.
>
>Of course the usual disclaimers about benchmarks apply, but the TOWER is
>clearly not all that bad.
>

Hold on, now...  What kind of disk drive was in the intel?  MFM? RLL?

Also consider that the 700 costs over $25,000, where the 486 runs about $11,000.

Process all you want, we'll buy more ;-)
--
sleeyp@wybbs.uucp
Michael Faber