Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!uupsi!sugar!peter 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. `-_-' . 'U` "Have you hugged your wolf today?"