> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL > Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 3:02 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: FW:A Letter To The FLEX-ES Community > > > >Yes, I understand that MIP is a bad word. > > Also, you're mis-using it. > > The "S" is not for pluralisation. > It stands for "Second". > > As in: > Millions of Instructions Per Second. > > It is 1 MIPS, 2 MIPS, red fish, blue fish. > > NOT 1 MIP. > > And, MSU's are just as bad, these days. > > First, IBM isn't as rigourous with LSPR, any more. > > Second, IBM Marketting skims a little off the top. > > MIPS: Marketting's Indicator of Processor Speed. > > When in doubt. > PANIC!!
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