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From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
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Subject: Re: What to buy??(numbercruncher)
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Date: 17 Jun 91 14:23:39 GMT
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In article <71A0D62DC000263C@FANDM> NJ_GOKEMEIJE@FANDM.BITNET writes:
>
>Where can I put an A3000 or A3000UX? is the UX faster?
>is AMIGADOS friendlier than UNIX, and still robust enough to numbercrunch?
>(IS virtual memory available and reliable?)
>Is MAPLE the only math program for the AMIGA.
>
>Any responses are welcome. Nils Gokemeije (NJ_GOKEMEIJE@FANDM.bitnet)


	I THINK you are better off with the 3000, not the 3000UX.
The Amiga OS doesn't have virtual memory, but RAM is cheap and if
you put in 9MB you will probably never run out. And yes, it has a
nicer interface and the interface is much faster (although number
crunching is probably the same). Also, Maple has been out under
AmigaDOS for a while, it is new on Unix.
	-- Ethan

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