Waddell@cup.portal.com (Harry Wallace Waddell) (06/10/89)
I am very much interested in adding more computational power my ST. A few options come to mind right at the start, and #1 a 16MHZ accelerator board many variations on the theme exist, with differing levels of performance improvement and compatibility. Has anyone run QUINDEX (~v1.5) or a similar benchmark program to test the climed increase in speed? #2 Is there any way to add math coprocessor support to an ST other than buying a MEGA :-( #3 Does the [mythical] "transputer box" that hooks to the ST through the DMA port exist and if so can I get it in the United States. (or should I use this as an excuse for a European vacation) What sort of speed does it have and what tools come with it. I was hoping that a few netlanders could share some names and addresses of vendors, or better yet some experience they have had with these products. I'll be happy to post a synopsis of replys. Muchas Gracias. ######################################### I didn't express any opinions above. Harry Waddell So I'll let my disclaimer get some rest. ;-) Waddell@cup.portal.com #########################################
apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) (06/13/89)
In article <19329@cup.portal.com> Waddell@cup.portal.com (Harry Wallace Waddell) writes: > #3 Does the [mythical] "transputer box" that hooks to the ST through > the DMA port exist and if so can I get it in the United States. > (or should I use this as an excuse for a European vacation) > What sort of speed does it have and what tools come with it. The ATW (Atari Transputer Workstation) is not mythical. I don't know about availability in the US, however. I wouldn't say that it hooks to the ST through the DMA port -- I would say the ST hooks to it. The ATW *is* the box, and contains a Mega inside to handle I/O so the T800 is free to scream away. Even a single Transputer is amazing at floating point operations, but the big advantage is the ability to tie many of them together for a single task. ============================================ Opinions expressed above do not necessarily -- Allan Pratt, Atari Corp. reflect those of Atari Corp. or anyone else. ...ames!atari!apratt