Million Instructions per Second

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I found this article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instructions_per_second, on wikipedia and found it fascinating, especially the comparison of computers through history.

Sadly, our favorite computer was noticeably missing (as were some of the other standouts in my collection, like Apple ][, Hp-85, Commodore 64, a more recent G4 Mac, etc).  It was predictably Intel-centric.

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On second look, the chart did include the 68K, 020, 030, 040, 060, and 6502.  

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Yeah, that struck me, too.  Especially, the 6502 compared to Intel's 8080.  If you look at the Ips/clock cycles per second figure, it seems that 6502 was more efficient than many others for a number of years.