[comp.unix.wizards] Alliant FX/8, Concentrix Question

K538915%CZHRZU1A.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu (12/05/86)

Here at the Physics Institute of the University Zuerich we are evaluating a
new computer and have narrowed down the candidates to:

                            - 'unconventional' solution Alliant FX/8
                              with Concentrix (a version of BSD 4.2)

                            - 'conventional' solution DEC 8550 with VMS

Now, as there are some people here which don't believe that a operating
other than one from DEC can be/do anything useful, I would like to hear
from anybody who has used or been manager of an Alliant system........
Pls e-mail to me directly as I do not subscribe to this mailing list.

                        Thanks
                              Simon Poole
                              K538915@CZHRZU1A.BITNET

mike@BRL.ARPA (Mike Muuss) (12/06/86)

The Alliant FX/8 is a very interesting machine, extremely well implemented.
For heavy floating-point calculations, especially where the code can
be vectorized or operated in parallel (or both), the Alliant is a strong
performer.  Having lots of calculations that fall into this category,
they are well worth considering.  BRL presently owns four.

There is a mailing list devoted to discussion of the Alliant machine,
send submissions to <info-alliant@anl-mcs.arpa>.  (Hope I got that
right, it's not in the list-of-lists).

	Best,
	 -Mike