Date   : Fri, 13 Apr 1990 10:21:00 EST
From   : "No, me?" <JSHIN%HAMPVMS.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: Mip and MIPS

Hmm...

So, what should we say: 7 MIPS?  7 MIPSes?  7 MIPS's?  7 Mipses?
You know, you do say 7 meterS and 7 million inchES...  How about
7 BTU's?

Wow.   A processor that can (only) run half-a-million instructions
per.  Per microsecond!!!

Sorry.  I had to do this.

   -John