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To: Paul Engel who wrote (40360)	11/14/1997 2:13:00 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Paul,>>>Let's see - that's $5 million/MIP. Today that costs......a little less.<<< COTS software brings the cost of ownership down somewhat - but perhaps not as much as it should. On the other hand, some people will save $500 on hardware to bring the cost down to under $1000 and then spend six months tweaking dip switches and poring over manuals bringing the system up - as if the the six months of labor didn't cost anything. Mary

To: Paul Engel who wrote (40360)	11/14/1997 2:36:00 PM
From: Richard L. Williams	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

<<Let's see - that's $5 million/MIP. Today that costs......a little less.>> Paul-- I really didn't consider what you meant by that 'til I ran WinTune to see how many MIP's I get out of this PII/266 under my desk... Approximately 530 MIPS?!? I am prone to doubt that result, but... That means a MIP now costs around....$3.60. Compared to $5million, yes, that a "little less." Thanks for pointing that out. Cheers! Rick