Hey Ted, I actually took Hal's comment the other way, that the "not very far from the actuality" was referring back to the meaningless indicator. In that case, it really is pretty accurate. IOW, MIPS is meaningless.
Dont'cha just love English? Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 5:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: SI and MI MIPS >I share your distaste for the term. I like: "Meaninless Indication of >Processor Speed'. >What's cool is that is not very far from the actuality Actually, it is. >In fairness, it -is- a number that a high manager can use to reasonbly >quantify things. I disagree. The number means nothing. And, when IBM first went to MSUs, it meant less. Especially with the so-called 'technology dividend'. LSPR, which they use to set MSU values, does not test/check everything. A statistic based on invalid assumptions is just so much air. November 2004: Don't be Misled by MIPS http://tinyurl.com/yqa4yy http://preview.tinyurl.com/yqa4yy The information contained in this e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you received this e-mail in error, please reply to sender and destroy or delete the message and any attachments. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
