...At that time [the 1960s], Bell Laboratories scientists projected that
computer speeds as high as 30 million floating-point calculations per
second (megaflops) would be needed for the Army's ballistic missile
defense system. Many computer experts -- including a National Academy
of Sciences panel -- said achieving such speeds, even using multiple
processors, was impossible. Today, new generation supercomputers operate
at billions of operations per second (gigaflops).
-- Aviation Week & Space Technology, May 9, 1988, Washington Roundup, pg 13
computer speeds as high as 30 million floating-point calculations per
second (megaflops) would be needed for the Army's ballistic missile
defense system. Many computer experts -- including a National Academy
of Sciences panel -- said achieving such speeds, even using multiple
processors, was impossible. Today, new generation supercomputers operate
at billions of operations per second (gigaflops).
-- Aviation Week & Space Technology, May 9, 1988, Washington Roundup, pg 13
Related:
- machoflops /mach'oh-flops/ n.
[pun on `megaflops',
a coinage for `millions of FLoating-point Operations... - machoflops: /mach'oh-flops/ [pun on `megaflops', a coinage for
`millions of FLoating-point Operations Per Second'] n.
Refers to artificially inflated performance figures... - This computer hardware has the following ratings:
20 Mhs -
(20 Million Hurts / Second) 50 DIPS - (50 Dozen... - Multics /muhl'tiks/ n.
[from "MULTiplexed
Information and Computing Service"] An early time-sharing
operating system co-designed by a consortium including MIT,
GE, and Bell Laboratories as a successor to CTSS. ... - Multics:: /muhl'tiks/ n. [from "MULTiplexed Information and
Computing Service"] An early (late 1960s) timesharing operating
system co-designed by a consortium including MIT,
GE, and Bell Laboratories. Multics was very innovative... - The computer is the only thing that can make 1,000
000 errors per second... - The speed of time is one second per
second... - If the automobile had followed the same development as the computer,
a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million...
