Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site bbncca.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!bbncca!sdyer From: sdyer@bbncca.ARPA (Steve Dyer) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards,net.arch Subject: Inquiry: Ridge 32 computers Message-ID: <876@bbncca.ARPA> Date: Tue, 31-Jul-84 20:34:05 EDT Article-I.D.: bbncca.876 Posted: Tue Jul 31 20:34:05 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 1-Aug-84 00:12:34 EDT Organization: Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Cambridge, Ma. Lines: 13 OK, just as it seemed reasonable to buy a Pyramid 90X, comes some benchmark data in which the Ridge 32 outperforms by 20-33% both the VAX 780 and the Pyramid, using the Buchholz benchmark distributed to the net about a year ago. This gives fairly gross results which cannot be extrapolated too far, but it does suggest that Ridge is worth a look, especially given its low price. Does anyone out there have any experience with this machine? What's its architecture like? It advertises Ethernet support. Can I assume that implies TCP/IP support as well? -- /Steve Dyer {decvax,linus,ima}!bbncca!sdyer sdyer@bbncca.ARPA