Subject: Re: about VAXstation performance
To: hg/jb <shsrms@bellatlantic.net>
From: Johnny Billquist <bqt@Update.UU.SE>
List: port-vax
Date: 08/03/2000 15:25:11
On Fri, 28 Jul 2000, hg/jb wrote:
> Johnny Billquist wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 28 Jul 2000, der Mouse wrote:
> >
> > > As for what "MIP" is, it's the singular of "MIPS".
> >
> > Double blunder... MIPS isn't a plural word, it's short for "million
> > instructions per second", which makes "MIP" just silly. "million
> > instructions per" what?
> Exactly as accurate as MIPS!! Gee I started a real discussion of grammar
> in the netbsd list with a fumble fanger!!
You got a point. We really should quit using MIPS alltogether.
Johnny
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