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From: phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai)
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Subject: Re: RISC and MIP
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Date: Tue, 30-Jul-85 00:37:31 EDT
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Just what is a MIP, anyway? Million Instructions Per?
Perhaps you mean MIPS, as in "the VAX 780 is rated at 1 MIPS".

My reference (and I am sure there are many others) is section 1.5.1 "MIPS"
of "Computer Storage Systems and Technology", by Richard Matick of IBM.
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