[rescue] Re: point of pride in SGI R10K vs. 1Ghz x86...

[Andrew Weiss]

> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 19:54:11 -0800 (PST)
> From: Francisco Javier Mesa-Martinez <lefa at cats.ucsc.edu>
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Subject: Re: [rescue] point of pride in SGI R10k vs. 1Ghz x86...
> Reply-To: rescue at sunhelp.org
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> At any rate the R10K is one of my favourite CPUs, it is elegant and is
> able to hold its own agains modern designs, which I think is a testament
> to the engineering skills of MIPs designers. I saw some prototypes for the
> new R16/180000 and they were smoking, so there is still some life left in
> SGI afterall.

I'd have to say my favorite is the POWER 4.

Andrew