Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84 chuqui version 1.7 9/23/84; site nsc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!cbdkc1!desoto!packard!hoxna!houxm!mhuxj!mhuxm!mhuxn!mhuxb!mhuxr!ihnp4!nsc!chuqui From: chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach) Newsgroups: net.works,net.micro.16k Subject: Re: 32032 UNIX Message-ID: <2339@nsc.UUCP> Date: Sat, 9-Feb-85 13:08:00 EST Article-I.D.: nsc.2339 Posted: Sat Feb 9 13:08:00 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Feb-85 06:32:06 EST References: <357@topaz.ARPA> <320@terak.UUCP> <278@petrus.UUCP> Reply-To: chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach) Organization: The Village Lines: 22 Xref: watmath net.works:903 net.micro.16k:192 Summary: In article <278@petrus.UUCP> hammond@petrus.UUCP writes: >It runs about the same as an 11/23, or about 1/3 of a 750. >My boss has been giving me grief about this, so your info is most >encouraging. I'll probably get grief for saying this, but there are some quirks in the SYS32 hardware that keep it from performing in ways it should. The memory subsystem tends to require an unreasonable number of wait states in certain configurations, and it makes the system sludge out. We've been taking a close look at the SYS32 in the last few months because we realize that the performance makes our chips look a lot worse than they really are. I don't have anything I can talk about at this time besides pointing out that it IS very possible to get 32xxx based systems that run MUCH faster than SYS32. The SYS32 is more of a workhorse than a benchmark system, and people should be aware of that fact. chuq -- From the ministry of silly talks: Chuq Von Rospach {allegra,cbosgd,hplabs,ihnp4,seismo}!nsc!chuqui nsc!chuqui@decwrl.ARPA Life, the Universe, and lots of other stuff is a trademark of AT&T Bell Labs