Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cornell!batcomputer!sun.soe.clarkson.edu!mic From: mic@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Mic Lacey) Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp Subject: HP 340 vs. Sun 3/80 Summary: Speed/Performance Claims Keywords: mips, speed, 340, 3/80 Message-ID: <3074@sun.soe.clarkson.edu> Date: 12 May 89 00:43:47 GMT Reply-To: mic@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Mic Lacey) Distribution: usa Organization: Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY Lines: 5 How come the HP 340 has a 68030 running at 16.7 mhz and HP claims it is a "4 mip" machine and the new sun 3/80 has a 25 mhz 68030 and they only claim it to be a meger "3 mip" machine?????? -Mic Lacey