Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site peora.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!petsd!peora!jer From: jer@peora.UUCP (J. Eric Roskos) Newsgroups: net.arch Subject: Scientific Computing Message-ID: <1517@peora.UUCP> Date: Fri, 23-Aug-85 08:37:38 EDT Article-I.D.: peora.1517 Posted: Fri Aug 23 08:37:38 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 05:45:54 EDT References: <419@kontron.UUCP> <2300001@uicsl> <1093@ames.UUCP> <29898@lanl.ARPA> Organization: Perkin-Elmer SDC, Orlando, Fl. Lines: 16 > It helps draw the line between special purpose and general purpose > environments (or, less tactfully, usable and unusable machines).. Would it be possible to discuss this here? (I mean, it does have to do with OS architectures...) I assume you mean "special purpose" environments are "usable" whereas "general purpose" ones are "unusable"... what properties of general purpose environments make them "unusable" for scientific/engineering computing? -- Shyy-Anzr: J. Eric Roskos UUCP: ..!{decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!vax135!petsd!peora!jer US Mail: MS 795; Perkin-Elmer SDC; 2486 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, FL 32809-7642 "Zbba Cvr!"