Re: AS/400 MIPS specifications

[jpcarr@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

>I am currently filling out a consultant survey that  asks for MIPS rating
of our various systems.  I have searched high and low  >for approximate
MIPS ratings for my two AS/400 systems but cannot find  them.  Does anyone
know either where to find >them or what they are for the  following
(ballpark is probably good enough):
>Model 620 with 2180 Processor
>Model 170 with 2290 Processor
>Thanks in advance,
>Robert E. Burger


The answer is *NULL.

Or,   "How tall is the Empire State Building,   True or False?

Any number you use, would be misleading and invalid.     It must be a old
survey,  There are much better measurements now to gauge a machine than
MIPS.    Java benchmarks,  Ramp-C,  etc, etc.

John Carr







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