The thing that gets me is the MIPS. You can go from a machine that has a single processor at 100 mips. To a processor that has 4 cpus at 100 mips each and they call it 400 mips. Depending on you workload type that may not buy you anything and you are still chugging along with just more mips. What I would rather see is the actual cycle rate of the processor go up. Give me the mips 400 but with two processors at 200 mips each, or even 1 400 mip processor. This mips rate is underrated unless you know the true meaning of mips.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Gould Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 10:06 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Another BIG Mainframe Bites the Dust On Oct 9, 2006, at 12:46 PM, Jon Brock wrote: > As a follow-up to the recent "Another BIG Mainframe Bites the > Dust" thread -- and apropos to a couple of other ongoing threads -- > I received kind permission from Mr. Sangho Yoon to post on this > listserv the following email he sent to me the other day. There is > a lot to be ruminated upon in his note. > > Jon -------SNIP------------------------ One of the most interesting points that he brought up was the CPU 100 percent busy. We all know that is not necessarily bad. I am not a perf cap person but am reasonably comfortable with running my system(s) at that . Now 20 year ago that was not the case but in all reasonably current MVS systems that is a reasonable thing to do. Ed ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ========================== This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed.If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
