One-upsmanship

From: Hans Franke <Hans.Franke_at_mch20.sbs.de>
Date: Fri Apr 19 07:43:13 2002

> > cubic-foot-BTU/Hr-lb-amps per KByte-MIPS.
> > ........
> > What's _your_ "best" machine?

> I like this!
> Since all analog computers have a KByte*MIPS
> equal to zero, I have few computers with an
> infinite zuse.

Well, analog computers don't have zero IPS, but
rather a _quite_ high operations speed, but never
imediate. Thy need some time to get a stable
result - and getting this result is one operation
In fact the only operation this machine does at
all. so if the plugged euation needs lets say 1 ms
to stabilize, the Computer has 1 kIPS.

Analog computers get (if not mechanical) a rather
low Zuse number (still way above any modern machine),
since they usualy are of small footprint, not very
heavy and not realy power consuming - One thing is
the momory wich is up for discusion. I'd equal each
amplifier as a bit ... Or as said before set the
memory value as 1.

Gruss
H.


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