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Re: What is the fastest machine for Mathematica?

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg13613] Re: What is the fastest machine for Mathematica?
• From: zeno at magicnet.net
• Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 03:08:15 -0400
• Organization: MagicNet, Inc.
• References: <6q3qkj$f19@smc.vnet.net>
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In article <6q3qkj$f19 at smc.vnet.net>, Christian Keysers
<ck6 at st-andrews.ac.uk> wrote:

> We are currently running mathematica on a Silicon Graphics Ingigo 2
> machine with a 200Mhz processor and 256Mb Ram. The calculations involve
> fitting of gaussians to data set, and take two long at present (2h30min
> for each data set requiring 16 * 8 fits). Does anybody know what
> machines may bring the best speed for that kind of computations? The
> benchmark sites available in the net only contain data for relatively
> slow machines (Dec Alphas, Mac, Pentiums). We were thinking of getting
> an Origin 2000, but even these machines only get really fast with
> multiple processors (not supported by mathematica). So if anybody has a
> really fast machine, let me know!
> 
You can hook up any of the Front Ends to a Cray-YMP machine if you have
access to one.

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