[comp.sys.apollo] What to buy with $150,000 ?

lipman@dtrc.dt.navy.mil (Lipman) (11/19/90)

I've got $150,000 to spend on a computer graphics visualization
system.  We are an Apollo network with about 25 nodes.  We do
finite element analysis and computational fluid dynamics.  We
write allot of our own analysis software.  We also use alot of
3rd party software.

Should we buy a DN10000VS ?  What about future upgrades for
hardware and software, 3rd party software.  Should we buy from
somebody else, SGI, IBM, HP.?  How would you configure your
dream system.  Keep in mind the primary purpose of the machine
is visualization and we only have money for hardware.  We'll
write our own software or buy it later.

Thanks in advance for your opinions, e-mail please

Bob Lipman
David Taylor Research Center (A Navy R&D lab)
Computational Mechanics Division
Bethesda, MD