19 Oct
1998
19 Oct
'98
6:35 a.m.
In fact, it seems there are mainframes faster than even a 486-33.
So, I guess Intel outran the mainframe systems only recently.
If one looks at the Linpack benchmark, the CDC 6600 was almost twice as
fast as a Sun 386i/250 (info lifted from
<http://lithos.gat.com/docview/linpack.bb>).
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BTW, what did the Cray I use?
The Cray-1s used simple ECL chips - I think there were only four types the whole machine.
William Donzelli
william(a)ans.net
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