Timothy Sipples wrote:

>I must take issue with the "BIPS" measurement and the cross-architecture 
>comparisons presented in this discussion. They're extremely misleading at 
>best. "MIPS" and "BIPS" are perilous enough within zEnterprise capacity 
>estimations, but they go haywire rapidly when carried elsewhere.

Hmmm, I note your comment, but I want to give you some TIPS, what about TIPS? 
(Terabyte Instructions per Seconds)

Is that perilous enough? ;-D

Back to square one where k, kibi and friends reside... ;-D

<shields and phasers up while running back to hide under my rock>

;-)

Groete / Greetings
Elardus Engelbrecht

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