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Subject: latest CI rev (v7)
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Date: Sun, 11-Jan-87 11:45:00 EST
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I just recently put in VMS 4.5 and shadowing on our cluster.  I managed to
get field service to come out and put in the CI rev which lets you run the
v7 microcode.  The CI rev is actually 5 new PROMS that replace an existing
5 on one of your CI780 boards.

My field service guy brought out the latest rev RL02 console pack for the
8600/8650 so I could copy off the v7 CI microcode.  I noticed that there was
also new 6800 cpu microcode on the pack as well.  The notes that came along
with the microcode said there were performance improvements in it.

I put the new cpu microcode in and the 8600 here seemed a little zippier
than usual.  I ran some benchmarks that I had run last year comparing the
8600 and our KL-10 (r.i.p. ... sniff).  Some of the benchmarks came up with
roughly an 8-10% improvement over the previous runs on the 8600.

If you've got an 8600/50 you may also want to bug your field service guys
about this new cpu microcode.

Mark Hittinger/systems programmer iv/ocis south center
University of Louisville/louisville, ky 40292
sysmsh%ulkyvx.bitnet@wiscvm.wisc.edu