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(New page: This is a measure of the performance of VAXen. '''V'''AX '''U'''nit of '''P'''erformance. The original VAX, the VAX-11/780 was set as 1.0.)
 
(I wonder what tool they used to measure VUPs - a quick look didn't turn up an answer)
 
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This is a measure of the performance of [[VAX]]en. '''V'''AX '''U'''nit of '''P'''erformance.
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A '''VAX Unit of Performance''' is a measure of the computing power of various models of [[VAX]]en. The original VAX, the [[VAX-11/780]], was defined as having 1.0 VUPs; others were measured in terms of that.
  
The original VAX, the [[VAX-11/780]] was set as 1.0.
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[[Category: VAXen]]
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[[Category: DEC Acronyms]]

Latest revision as of 21:00, 6 July 2023

A VAX Unit of Performance is a measure of the computing power of various models of VAXen. The original VAX, the VAX-11/780, was defined as having 1.0 VUPs; others were measured in terms of that.