IBM 7012 front

From: Julius Sridhar <vance_at_ikickass.org>
Date: Fri Feb 22 02:11:51 2002

On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, r. 'bear' stricklin wrote:

>
> > > 7012-390
> >
> > Nah. You just wanted to brag about your 390. :^)
>
> Nah, if I'd wanted to brag, I would've mentioned the 3CT, which has a
> wider memory data path and more L2 cache. Then somebody else would've
> mentioned their 397, and then we all would've had to remember none of it's
> very hot sauce compared to a Sawtooth G4.

That 3CT is a *very* nice machine. What really makes me drool is the
44P/270 with my name on it (literally) at this scrapper's place.

> Besides, Sridhar's got me waaay outgunned. S/390s! Plural!

Processor-for-processor, there are quite a few machines that can easily
outclass an S/390 G1, but the I/O bandwidth is a different story.

Peace... Sridhar
Received on Fri Feb 22 2002 - 02:11:51 GMT