The Unit

From: Ben Franchuk <bfranchuk_at_jetnet.ab.ca>
Date: Thu Apr 18 17:46:41 2002

Hans Franke wrote:
>
> Date sent: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 11:19:28 -0600
> From: Ben Franchuk <bfranchuk_at_jetnet.ab.ca>
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: The Unit
> Send reply to: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
>
> > Zuse works for me too...
> > But what Zuse Computer will be == 1 Zuse?
>
> Well, Zuse is aa Unit for
>
> m^2 * kg * w
> ------------
> bit * IPS
>
> So a for example the Zuse 1 (100% mechanical,
> binary floating point) ends up somewhere near
> 55 Z, while a modern PC (Lets take the dual
> PIII 700 MHz with 384 MB I'm using right now)
> gets around 4,8*10^-14 Z or 48 fZ (Femtozuse)
>
> I think this gives a good evaluation of the
> geek value.

Would it better to have it inverted, so the heavy stuff is at the
bottom. :)


Ben Franchuk - Dawn * 12/24 bit cpu *
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Received on Thu Apr 18 2002 - 17:46:41 BST