At 07:38 21.07.98 -0400, Leonard wrote:
>In an upgrade from a 980 to a 987-150, HP's charts predicted a certain
>level of performance gain. That's what we needed, with some room for
>growth. That's what we wanted to buy. We found the results exactly on the
>mark. I came out as a hero precisely because HP told it as it is, no more
>and no less. Total honesty. Refreshing.

Well, this might be because the HP 3000 performance numbers are not based
on trendy numbers like MIPS, specInt, Dhrystones, or whatever interesting
unit of measurement but on running typical "real world" applications.

Of course, the YMMV disclaimer still applies. Not all app's are created equal.

Lars.