devine@cookie.dec.com (Bob Devine) (03/08/88)
John Mashey wrote:
> As I understand it, the truly correct term (from DEC itself) is VUPS.
True, the internal DEC acronym is VUP. It stands for (V)AX 11/780
(U)nit of (P)rocessing. As are all single numbers used to compare
different processors, a VUP is fuzzy. For example, a microVAX II is
roughly equivalent in integer speed to an 11/780 but I/O throughput
is less. Nevertheless, a VUP is useful because many comparisons had
used an 11/780 as the informal measuring stick.
Bob Devine