RE: AS/400 Trivia...

I was under the impression that IBM went to CPW as a performance measurement
so the 400 could be compared across platforms.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Al Barsa, Jr. [SMTP:barsa2@ibm.net]
> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 10:49 AM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      RE: AS/400 Trivia...
> 
> At 04:55 PM 06/26/2000 +1000, you wrote:
> 
> My understanding is that CPW is an AS/400 centric rating, and covers no 
> other platforms.
> 
> S/390s are typically rated in MIPS.
> 
> Cross platform comparisons are typically inaccurate, because "you are 
> comparing apples and oranges".
> 
> Al
> 
> 
> >Al,
> >
> >I found nothing regarding S/390 CPW ratings on your site. Or was I
> looking
> >in the wrong place?
> >TPC-C for the mainframes would have done as well.
> >
> >Lo
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Al Barsa, Jr. [SMTP:barsa2@ibm.net]
> > > Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 3:56 PM
> > > To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > > Subject:      RE: AS/400 Trivia...
> > >
> > > At 01:13 PM 6/26/00 +1000, you wrote:
> > >
> > > For the definitive CPW listing, please see my website.
> > >
> > > Al
> > >
> > >
> > > >         >Apparently the new high-end AS/400 is rated at 2,300
> > > interactive
> > > >CPW.
> > > >
> > > >The top interactive feature for the 740 is 4550 according to the
> > > >configurator. 8xx models are faster, but I have not got the exact
> > > figures. I
> > > >vaguely remember something like 15,000 for the top end. At the same
> time,
> > > >the quoted 2,300 seems a bit too high for a single processor
> > > configuration.
> > > >I'm very interested in the accurate CPW AS/400-to-S/390 figures. Can
> > > anybody
> > > >provide them?
> > > >
> > > >Lo
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: John C. Bradley [SMTP:jcbradley@voyager.net]
> > > > > Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 11:53 AM
> > > > > To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > > > > Subject:      Re: AS/400 Trivia...
> > > > >
> > > > > . . . BIG SNIP . . .
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks to Al Barsa for starting this thread.
> > > > >
> > > > > Here's something I heard last Wednesday (6/21/00) from an IBMer
> > > > > who was giving an overview of what's new in OS/400 and what's
> coming.
> > > > >
> > > > > I might not have the figures _exactly_ right, but I think I'm
> close.
> > > > >
> > > > > Apparently the new high-end AS/400 is rated at 2,300 interactive
> CPW.
> > > > >
> > > > > The high-end S/390 is at 1,400 CPW.
> > > > >
> > > > > Wow!  The Midrange just became the Mainframe!
> > > > >
> > > > > Flips and somersaults!
> > > > >
> > > > > Maybe Armonk will finally notice what's going on?
> > > > >
> > > > > NOT!
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