i can't stop laughing at that article. > Even though these days MIPS is best defined by the low-power [...] all desktop and server processors released since th

i can't stop laughing at that article. > Even though these days MIPS is best defined by the low-power [...] all desktop and server processors released since the 1990s have borrowed heavily from many of the energy-saving RISC philosophies introduced three decades ago.</blockquote> maybe the CPU itself was power efficient, but the actual machines from SGI were far from it. for example, nekochan is the de-facto forum for sgi/irix for a long time. here is someone begging to give away a onyx2 (top of the line, latest model, R12k sgi powerhorse) because they moved to a new office and didn't have a wimpy 250V 60A outlet laying around on the new place http://forums.nekochan.net/viewtopic.php?t=16720600 http://forums.nekochan.net/viewtopic.php?t=16720600 > [...] our move to a new office. Since we have moved here we don't have enough power to test it as it requires 60 amps at 250v (2 30 amp 230v connectors).[...] The current offer is 250$ and pickup.</blockquote> --- 2009!