[comp.sys.hp] 800 CISC?

paul@eye.com (Paul B. Booth) (12/13/90)

In article <25849@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> bb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian Bartholomew) writes:
>
>Let's see SPECmarks, not MIPS!  What do MIPS mean when comparing
>between RISC (SPARC) and CISC (800?) architectures?  Let's see

blather blather blather

>I don't know about Tony's area, but at the University of Florida (the
>premier Florida Engineering University, perhaps one of the big 3 or 4
>in the Southeast) the HP reps are incredibly uninformed about the
>workstation product line.

blather blather blather

>One last note: anyone who cares to dispute these points should attack
>my facts, not my attitude.

How about not flaming a company or product line until YOU get a little
less uninformed about both.  The FACT is that the HP 835 is a RISC
machine, and IMHO a damn fine one.
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luke@modus.sublink.ORG (Luciano Mannucci) (12/14/90)

In article <1990Dec12.221231.1338@eye.com>, paul@eye.com (Paul B. Booth) writes:
   ... OMISSIS ..
> less uninformed about both.  The FACT is that the HP 835 is a RISC
> machine, and IMHO a damn fine one.

I strongly agree, modulo the modulo ....;-) (the modulo operation 
is known as beeing *very* slow).

luke.
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