[net.unix] Gould Computers and UNIX

samuels@houxz.UUCP (M.SAMUELS) (05/20/84)

I am looking into purchasing a CONCEPT 32/97 Computer -
about $600,000 fully loaded for simulation use.  Gould has
it's own MPX-32 Operating System that is supposedly optimized
for Fortran simulation programs.  It has a "UNIX workbench"
with about 40 "of the most useful" UNIX commands, though it
uses "ex" rather than "vi" or "nvi" as the editor.  Does
anyone have any experience and/or comments about this?

					Mike Samuels
					AT&T Bell Laboratories
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					Holmdel, New Jersey 07733
					(201) 949-6602
					houxz!samuels


P.S. - One comment I would appreciate is another newsgroup that
might be more appropriate to Fortran simulation on a mini- or 
mainframe computer.

mike@BRL-TGR.ARPA (05/24/84)

From:      Mike Muuss <mike@BRL-TGR.ARPA>

The Gould Concept 32/97 machine is well worth considering.

We benchmarked it (9780 with MACC) as between 8X and 10X a VAX 780 with FPA.

Don't bother with MPX, use their UNIX (aka, UTX-32).
Best,
 -Mike Muuss

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