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From: stevem@sauron.Columbia.NCR.COM (Steve McClure)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Recommendations needed about A2500/30 as research workstation
Message-ID: <2017@sauron.Columbia.NCR.COM>
Date: 27 Feb 90 03:16:57 GMT
References: <6623@cps3xx.UUCP>
Reply-To: stevem@sauron.UUCP (Steve McClure)
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Organization: E&M-Columbia, NCR Corp, W Columbia, SC
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In article <6623@cps3xx.UUCP> wille@frith.egr.msu.edu () writes:
> [ text deleted ]
>Here's the scenario.  I want to control and monitor a mechanical process
>using an AT compatible motion controller board and data acquisition board.

Why bother with the AT boards here.  Won't something like the ACDA board
do the same trick for about the same price??


>Speed is a critical factor since I will be processing LOTS of images, and
>I would like to finish before the year 2000.

I guess LOTS is a critical term here, however a 2500/30 should be at least
as fast as a 386/25.

> [ inquiry for comparison between 25Mhz '030, 386, and Sparc deleted ]

I can't give you any concrete numbers here, however the '030 and 386 should
be comperable.

Steve
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