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From: pavlov@hscfvax.harvard.edu (G.Pavlov)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: MIPS vs. SPARC
Message-ID: <646@hscfvax.harvard.edu>
Date: 24 Oct 88 14:55:24 GMT
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In article <6243@wright.mips.COM>, rogerk@mips.COM (Roger B.A. Klorese) writes:
> 
> Yes, but Sun 4's are not representative of leading-edge RISC design, or of
> efficient RISC architecture.
> 
> Remember, SPARC ~= RISC.

  Sun 4's may not be the RISC cat's meow while the MIPS machine may be. But
  I think we are going to have to buy into the lowly Suns.  After four  
  months of Real Soon Now promises from MIPS, we still have not been able to
  get on one of the "fab" machines.  Anyone (other than DEC people) actually
  seen or worked on one of these MIPS machines ?  I would love to hear from
  anyone who has had the experience.  


  greg pavlov, fstrf, amherst, ny,  716-834-0900