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Re: Choice of 64-bit platform for IDL [message #39482 is a reply to message #39465]

Mon, 24 May 2004 07:34

Michael Wallace
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Registered: December 2003

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Of the UNIX choices you listed, my preference is Solaris. The only
reason for that choice is that it seems to be the only one on the list
where there isn't some question about future RSI support. Here, we use
Linux and Solaris for the majority of intensive IDL computing and
analysis. We used to have some AIX and HP/UX machines around, but those
have been turned into boat anchors -- especially the old HP monitors,
those things were heavy! But, I digress. My personal choice would be
Linux, if the 64-bit solution existed. However, we do have IDL 6
running fine on a couple Solaris 9 servers.

I know that 64-bit computing is the future, but why have you decided to
go after a 64-bit architecture? There are plenty of other factors to
consider for a big, beefy machine -- RAM, processor(s) speed, cache
speed, etc. If you wanted to maximize $$/flops (that's dollars per
floating point operations per second) you might want to look at some of
the cheaper 32-bit architectures and use the extra money to buy more RAM
or processors. Just an idea I thought I'd throw out.

-Mike

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