Re: how is system geared down? -- MIDRANGE-L

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From: Alexei Pytel <pytel@us.ibm.com>
> I am kind of tired to repeat that system was not slowed down.
> CPW is based on a commercial mix which involves lots of database I/O.
> System can have faster CPU but smaller CPW simply because it has limited
> I/O bandwidth - less I/O slots, less disk drives.

Alexei, your answer flies in the face of all the other postings
claiming that it makes more business sense to only produce
ONE type of CPU (the fastest) and then slow it down to
accommodate a range of models.

Leif


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