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From: mccalpin@loligo.cc.fsu.edu (John McCalpin)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Criteria ... [really: are N designs better than 1?]
Message-ID: <711@loligo.cc.fsu.edu>
Date: 13 May 89 13:14:22 GMT
References: <19088@winchester.mips.COM> <18154@cup.portal.com>
Reply-To: mccalpin@loligo.cc.fsu.edu (John McCalpin)
Organization: Supercomputer Computations Research Institute
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In article <18154@cup.portal.com> bcase@cup.portal.com (Brian Case) writes:
>I think these discussions are very interesting, after all, I did read all
>of John's posting, but they are nearly completely inappropriate for comp.arch,
>IN MY OPINION.  Even the note that precipitated John's note was dicey.
>...
>BUT, this seems on the verge of getting out of hand.  I mean, the performance
>brief stuff is one thing.  However, when I see terms like "price-performance"
>etc. in a comp.arch posting I look sideways at the content.

It seems to me that in the "real" world, price is an unavoidable factor
to consider along with performance. 

I think it is very interesting to see these unofficial representatives of
the various vendors slugging it out.  The only one who writes what look
exactly like advertisements is Robert Cousins of Data General.  The Sun
and MIPS folks have been remarkably restrained, in my estimation.

I don't know what fraction of the comp.arch reader base I represent,
but I read this newsgroup as an interested layman and low-volume customer.
I think that I learn more about the merits of the various products
by a somewhat heated debate than by an entirely sanitized one.
-- 
John D. McCalpin - Dept of Oceanography - Florida State University
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