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From: gee@dretor.dciem.dnd.ca (Thomas Gee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Co-{processors,computers} for the Mac?
Keywords: i860, number-crunching
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Date: 5 Mar 91 15:40:15 GMT
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Does anyone have some advice/opinions/experiences with the use of co-processors
or co-computers connected to the Mac?  I don't mean 68882's, but
non-binary-compatible machines like the Transputer, i860-based machines, etc.

We're looking for a system that would allow us to obtain almost realtime
responsiveness from a number of computationally-intensive applications.  Some
of the applications are highly serial, and others highly parallel, so we don't
really want something that is wonderful under one situation and pitiful the
next.  Ok, so I'm asking for the moon here.  I'm not done yet.  Ideally the
co-computer would be available through a network (like most supercomputer
setups), although this isn't a requirement.  

Any wise comments?

Thanks in advance,
	Tom.