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Re: Mac OSX [message #27194 is a reply to message #27140] Fri, 12 October 2001 07:47 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
John-David T. Smith is currently offline  John-David T. Smith
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Registered: January 2000
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JD Smith wrote:
> "The Macintosh is now our fastest platform for basic binary
> operations on arrays in IDL."
>
> "AltiVec will definitely play an important role in IDL's
> future."
>
> "For example, basic binary operations on arrays in IDL run
> almost five times faster on Power Mac G4 systems than on
> otherwise comparable computers."
>
> "Mac OS X brings the speed, stability and power of Unix to
> IDL's Macintosh users. In combination with the G4 processor
> with Velocity Engine and hardware OpenGL support on cutting
> edge graphic accelerators, IDL on Mac OS X is a best-of-class
> scientific visualization application."
>
> "The Power Mac G4 gives us anywhere from a two- to five-fold
> boost in performance for computationally intensive tasks."


And here's a few more I found, from the competitive upgrade offer to
former Mac MatLab users (granted its from 1997/98...):

"The decision to drop Matlab on the Macintosh came as a great
surprise. As a software company with many satisfied Macintosh
customers, Research Systems considers the Power Macintosh an
important platform for technical data analysis and
visualization, both now and in the future."

"Research Systems is strongly committed to supporting the MacOS
on PowerPC-based platforms. The Power Mac is an ideal platform
for our products, as its high-performance processing and
state-of-the-art graphics complement IDL's strengths."

Taoist lesson of the day: though your words are honey sweet, you speak
with a forked tongue.

JD
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