Johnny Billquist wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 28 Jul 2000, der Mouse wrote:
> 
> > >> Vup is equivalent to approx .9 of the mythological MIP (where the
> > >> KL10 was 1.0 MIP in 1980).
> >
> > > I'm not sure what a MIP is, but assuming your talking about MIPS,
> >
> > If you want to try to pick (arguably invalid) nits about language, you
> > would come across a whole lot better if you didn't make blunders like
> > confusing "your" and "you're".
> >
> > As for what "MIP" is, it's the singular of "MIPS".
> 
> Double blunder... MIPS isn't a plural word, it's short for "million
> instructions per second", which makes "MIP" just silly. "million
> instructions per" what?
Exactly as accurate as MIPS!! Gee I started a real discussion of grammar
in the netbsd list with a fumble fanger!!
Thanks guys!!
bob

> 
> Backforming just don't work that way...
> 
>         Johnny
> 
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