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From: wille@frith.egr.msu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Recommendations needed about A2500/30 as research workstation
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Date: 26 Feb 90 17:39:14 GMT
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I urgently need some recommendations from any of you smart people out there
regarding the use of an Amiga 2500/30 as a research workstation.  I'm
beginning a major research project at Michigan State University, and I need
to make a decision soon.  We have VIP's touring our lab quite frequently and
this would be a great oportunity to demonstrate the capabilities of the Amiga.

Here's the scenario.  I want to control and monitor a mechanical process
using an AT compatible motion controller board and data acquisition board.
I figure that with an AT bridgeboard this should be no problem.  I wish to
overlay the data obtained from the data acquisition board in the form of
text over a video image of the experimental process and record all this on
video tape.  After the experiment is completed, I want to replay the video
tape, grab frames from it, and do image analysis (possibly including 3-D
reconstruction from optically sectioned images).  The image processing will
involve, among other things, dividing one image by another in floating point.
Speed is a critical factor since I will be processing LOTS of images, and
I would like to finish before the year 2000.

I have also been looking into other machines such as a 386 or SPARCstation.
Since speed is important, I would like to know how fast the A2500/30 is
compared with other machines that I might be able to use.  Please send
any recommendations regarding this project, including alternatives I have
not thought of.  (I forgot to mention, it I use the SPARCstation I would
have to get an IBM w/ AT compatible bus to plug the peripherals into it
and try to have the SPARC and IBM talk to each other).

Thanks so much for your help.

			Jeff Wille (wille@frith.egr.msu.edu)

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