19 Apr
2002
19 Apr
'02
10:15 a.m.
On Fri, 19 Apr 2002, Hans Franke wrote:
Ok, I see your point. I guess the thing to do then is make the Zuse
number be between 0 and 1. A zero would mean a computer fresh off the
assembly line.
So you're only counting the CPU "box" in the equation?
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The Pentium
III with 256MB and 10GB hard disk sitting on my desk should be
something in the TerraZuse range (or much higher).
So this stupid Pentium is a 10^12 times more geeky then a Zuse ?
Come on. This is the geeknes factor. If the pentium gets a nanozuse
it's already way overrated. We should also
factor in user I/O. Machines that used front panels and
blinkenlights should have much lower (i.e. more classic) scores than those
that have keyboards and 16MB bit-mapped displays with 24 million colors
and what not.
Machines with blikenlights are bigger and more heavy than modern
workstations, so you got this included. If we use to arbitrarily
citeria (like Display, MS ability, etc. pp. it looks less 'serious'.