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From: sci240s@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (mr  w.j. ho)
Newsgroups: comp.ai.neural-nets
Subject: Comments on SAIC Delta II and Neural Products
Summary: Comments required on the products by SAIC,San Diego, California
Keywords: Neural Net, Delta II, ANSKIT, ANSPEC, AI
Message-ID: <1990Sep10.124212.12444@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>
Date: 10 Sep 90 12:42:12 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Chisholm Institute of Technology, Melb., Australia
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Is there anyone out there that has used the above products by SAIC ?
I am particularly interested in their Dealta II Floating Point Processor
with the hope that it will help to accelerate Neural Net training and running
which easily run into days or even weeks using 100% software simulated on
386 PC with co-processor in my applications.
Comments on their product ANSPEC (An Actor Oriented Environment for PDP
Specification) with respect to its ease of use and valu-for-money would
also be appreciated.

I am requesting for any comments because of the asking price of the above
system. They are asking for approx. US$30K for educational institution.

The bottom line is, is it more worthwhile investing in a workstation for
the money?

Thank you in advance for any response.