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Re: Apple's Biggest Mistakes...

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From: web... Webboy
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 00:00
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In article <01bc7802$cf411d30$f138e084@e819387>, "Chris  Davidson"
<Christophe...@PSS.Boeing.com> wrote:

> > MEANINGLESS!?  What is wrong with you?  MIPS is THE best way to compare
> > processor power!  Not Mhz, not architecture, not number of diodes, not
> > how many you can shove in your ass at one time, but MIPS because that's
> > what it all boils down to.  You fool.
> 
> Personally, I haven't seen these tests, much less heard of what MIPS
> is....but do you honestly think that you are going to get something done
> faster than a person with a Pentium?  In the real world, almost everthing
> is networked....which again is limited by usually ethernet.....which is
> almost always regular ethernet at 10mbs.  I don't care who, you are, that's
> gunna slow you down.  And if you think that getting the software loaded
> faster, or maybe having a little faster calculation is going to make you
> more productive, your wrong.  The only thing that will, is if you,
> yourself, are just plain faster, not your puter.
> 
> Chris Davidson

Obviously you haven't been in the "real world" long then. Seconds cound,
when you are doing somilar intensive operations all day.

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From: web...@webname.com (Webboy)
Subject: Re: Apple's Biggest Mistakes...
Date: 1997/06/13
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