[Info-vax] AlphaServer DS10 470 MHz?

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In article <4f1af519$0$6918$e4fe514c at news2.news.xs4all.nl>, MG <marcogbNO at SPAMxs4all.nl> writes:
>An unusual occurrence, for me at least, as I was presented with the
>following, below:
>
>-------------------------------[ BOF ]-------------------------------
>$ SHOW CPU /FULL
>
>System: ALAHIS, AlphaServer DS10 470 MHz
>
>   SMP execlet   = 3 : Disabled : Uniprocessing.
>   Config tree   = None
>   Primary CPU   = 0
>   HWRPB CPUs    = 1
>   Page Size     = 8192
>   Revision Code =
>   Serial Number = (virt.) AY11707604
>   Default CPU Capabilities:
>         System: QUORUM RUN
>   Default Process Capabilities:
>         System: QUORUM RUN
>
>CPU 0    State: RUN                CPUDB: 81C18000     Handle: * None *
>        Process: SYSTEM               PID: 21200498
>   Capabilities:
>         System: PRIMARY QUORUM RUN RAD0
>   Slot Context: 856FC180
>      CPU     -  State..........: RC, PA, PP, CV, PV, PMV, PL
>                 Type...........: EV6 (21264), Pass 2.5
>                 Speed..........: 463 Mhz
>                 Variation......: VAX FP, IEEE FP, Primary Eligible
>                 Serial Number..:
>                 Revision.......:
>                 Halt Request...: 0
>                 Software Comp..: 0.0
>      PALCODE -  Revision Code..: 1.98-01
>                 Compatibility..: 83
>                 Max Shared CPUs: 1
>                 Memory  Space..: Physical = 00000000.00000000  Length = 0
>                 Scratch Space..: Physical = 00000000.00000000  Length = 0
>   Bindings:
>      DECW$SERVER_0    PID = 21200427  Reason: Affinitized to this CPU
>   Fastpath:
>         PKB0
>         BG0
>   Features:
>      Autostart - Enabled.
>      Fastpath  - Selection enabled as Preferred CPU.
>
>	
>$ ANALYZE /SYSTEM
>
>OpenVMS system analyzer
>
>SDA> CLUE CONFIGURATION
>System Configuration:
>---------------------
>System Information:
>System Type   AlphaServer DS10 470 MHz                  Primary CPU ID 0.
>Cycle Time    2.16 nsec (463 MHz)                       Pagesize 
>8192 Byte
>--------------------------------[ EOF ]--------------------------------
>
>To other DS10 users: Has this ever happened to you?  Anyway, I wonder
>where and how this could have happened.

1/2.16 nsec => 462962962.962962963 Hz or 462.962962962962963 MHz

Gee, neither one is correct! :)

OK... so they stretched the frequency by 1.5%

FWIW, one of mine, a DS10L, reports the same things you've reported.
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