metzger@heathcliff.columbia.edu (Perry Metzger) (05/21/86)
[Are you still hungry, line eater?] Recently, a lot discussion on net.arch has focused on MIPS. Many people unfamiliar with the term would probably like to know what a MIPS actually measures. MIPS stands for Meaningless Index of Processor Speed. Perry Metzger ...!seismo!columbia!heathcliff!metzger "This is a meaningless quote line."
john@gcc-milo.ARPA (John Allred) (05/24/86)
In article <2472@columbia.UUCP> metzger@heathcliff.columbia.edu (Perry Metzger) writes: >MIPS stands for Meaningless Index of Processor Speed. or - "Mythical Instructions Per Second" "Marketing Instructions Per Second" -- John Allred General Computer Company uucp: seismo!harvard!gcc-milo!john
diamond@andromeda.RUTGERS.EDU (Robert Diamond) (05/25/86)
> >MIPS stands for Meaningless Index of Processor Speed. > > "Mythical Instructions Per Second" > "Marketing Instructions Per Second" "My Instruction Pointer is Stuck."