Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!vsi!friedl
From: friedl@vsi.UUCP (Stephen J. Friedl)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: VMS, UNIX, etc.
Message-ID: <390@vsi.UUCP>
Date: 14 Mar 88 04:44:17 GMT
References: <397@lscvax.UUCP> <10157@ulysses.homer.nj.att.com>
Organization: V-Systems, Inc. -- Santa Ana, CA
Lines: 24
Keywords: IBM (Oooo) VAX speed, etc
Summary: what does "speed" mean?

In article <10157@ulysses.homer.nj.att.com>, ekrell@hector.UUCP (Eduardo Krell) writes:
> In article <397@lscvax.UUCP> ram@lscvax.UUCP writes:
> 
> >Perhaps if there was a
> >machine that was sufficiently fast to handle Unix, I would think about
> >switching my alignment, but I doubt it. Too many other problems with it
> >that I see.
> 
> Is a Cray fast enough? it does run Unix. The Cray is faster than any
> IBM mainframe, therefore Unix is better than VM/CMS, right? (I'm using your
> own rationale).

One of my professors had a great quote when the topic of operating
system "speed" or "efficiency" came up:

	"How do you measure efficiency?  For some it how much
	gets done per CPU cycle, but for others it is how much
	you get done in a week."

He liked Unix a lot.

-- 
Steve Friedl, KA8CMY      ARPA/CSNet:  friedl@vsi.uu.net       *Hi Mom*
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