[comp.sys.apollo] Is SAS on Apollo's???

rmillar@kean.mun.ca (09/04/89)

Does anyone have SAS (Statistical Analysis System)
running on an Apollo DN10000 and/or DN2500?
We are considering a configuration with a 
multiple CPU DN10000 and a dozen DN2500's. 

Apollo claims that SAS runs under their Aegis operation system and
that it is available on both the DN10000 and DN2500.
The people we've talked to at SAS have never heard of Aegis!

So..... what's the score, is SAS running out there on Apollo's?
If so, I'd appreciate any relevant comments regarding its reliability
and any problems that have been encountered, particularly with regard
to the need to have two copies of SAS (one for the DN10000 and 
another for the DN2500's).

Thanks, 
         Russell Millar,
         Dept of Fish and Oceans,
         St John's, Newfoundland.

jcz@sas.UUCP (John Carl Zeigler) (09/06/89)

     rmillar@kean.mun.ca    asks:

	Does anyone have SAS (Statistical Analysis System)
	running on an Apollo DN10000 and/or DN2500?
	We are considering a configuration with a 
	multiple CPU DN10000 and a dozen DN2500's. 

	Apollo claims that SAS runs under their Aegis operation system and
	that it is available on both the DN10000 and DN2500.
	The people we've talked to at SAS have never heard of Aegis!

I am amazed that the people you talked to at SAS Institute have
never heard of AEGIS, because we have been using Apollos to develop
Version 6 since 1985 - we now have over 300 Apollo Nodes on our ring.
(Since we have no production version of SAS for Apollos, the sales people
may not be aware of it . . . )

We have not developed a production system for Apollos before now because
it was felt the market for the SAS System on Apollos consisted of the
Institute itself, but that has changed.     We plan to provide support
for Apollos DN3000 series machines with 68020 or better with a 68881
or better floating point co-processor in Release 6.07.   This release will
support X Windows (not DM) under the SR10.2 operating system.   We do
not have any current plans to support DN2xxx or DN10xxxx machines.

Release 6.07 is scheduled for mid-1990.

	So..... what's the score, is SAS running out there on Apollo's?
	If so, I'd appreciate any relevant comments regarding its reliability
	and any problems that have been encountered, particularly with regard
	to the need to have two copies of SAS (one for the DN10000 and 
	another for the DN2500's).

	Thanks, 
         Russell Millar,

         Dept of Fish and Oceans,
         St John's, Newfoundland.


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