One More Factor
How fast do computers run? Measure +
* Univac I ran 100,000 adds/sec in 1954
* My IBM runs about 500,000,000 adds
A factor-of-5,000 improvement
* ASCI Red ran 2,100,000,000,000 adds in
1999
A factor-of-21 Million improvement
Can we comprehend such speeds or
factors of improvement???