18 Apr
2002
18 Apr
'02
10:46 a.m.
Hans Franke wrote:
Date sent: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 11:19:28 -0600
From: Ben Franchuk <bfranchuk(a)jetnet.ab.ca>
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: The Unit
Send reply to: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Would it better to have it inverted, so the heavy stuff is at the
bottom. :)
Ben Franchuk - Dawn * 12/24 bit cpu *
www.jetnet.ab.ca/users/bfranchuk/index.html
Zuse works for me too...
But what Zuse Computer will be == 1 Zuse?
Well, Zuse is aa Unit for
m^2 * kg * w
------------
bit * IPS
So a for example the Zuse 1 (100% mechanical,
binary floating point) ends up somewhere near
55 Z, while a modern PC (Lets take the dual
PIII 700 MHz with 384 MB I'm using right now)
gets around 4,8*10^-14 Z or 48 fZ (Femtozuse)
I think this gives a good evaluation of the
geek value.