17 Apr
2002
17 Apr
'02
11:16 p.m.
On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, Hans Franke wrote:
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.
I like it, but why don't we add a coefficient to make the Zuse 1 come out
with a Zuse rating of 1?
Multiplying it by .0181818... (1/55) would do the trick (lamely :)
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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