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From: peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Re: What to buy??(numbercruncher)
Message-ID: <1991Jun17.124116.1900@sugar.hackercorp.com>
Organization: Sugar Land Unix -- Houston, TX
References: <71A0D62DC000263C@FANDM>
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1991 12:41:16 GMT

In article <71A0D62DC000263C@FANDM> NJ_GOKEMEIJE@FANDM.BITNET writes:
> Where can I put an A3000 or A3000UX? is the UX faster?

Slower.

It's the exact same machine, running a bigger O/S. Probably still faster
than any Mac, though. Even the IIfx isn't as fast as a 3000/25. And 040
cards are just around the corner.

> is AMIGADOS friendlier than UNIX, and still robust enough to numbercrunch?

Friendlier to the user. Some of the programming is a bit of a pain. Plenty
robust enough... I'm numbercrunching right now and it doesn't even effect
my foreground (I/O intensive) term program... and the numbercruncher is
still getting near 100% of the CPU time.

> (IS virtual memory available and reliable?)

No.

> Is MAPLE the only math program for the AMIGA.

I have no idea what apps there are. The platform, however, is the best of any
PC. And the price is way lower than any workstation.
-- 
Peter da Silva.   `-_-'   <peter@sugar.neosoft.com>.
                   'U`    "Have you hugged your wolf today?"
