rogden@uceng.UC.EDU (rob ogden) (04/04/89)
April 3, 1989 Hello sgi group: We are considering a personal iris. The quote we have has the following items: Software Development Pkg. $510. Laser Printer Support $1000. Documentor's workbench $300. How useful are these items? We will use this machine w/FORTRAN and Abaqus finite element software. We will have a postscript printer, Apple Laserwriter NT. What do these three items do for us? Can we save $1810. by skipping these? Please, email me your reply. Thank you, Rob Ogden rogden@uceng.uc.edu uccba!uceng!rogden
ciemo@bananapc.SGI.COM (Dave Ciemiewicz) (04/05/89)
In article <833@uceng.UC.EDU>, rogden@uceng.UC.EDU (rob ogden) writes: > > April 3, 1989 > > Hello sgi group: > > We are considering a personal iris. The quote we have has > the following items: > Software Development Pkg. $510. > Laser Printer Support $1000. > Documentor's workbench $300. > > How useful are these items? We will use this machine w/FORTRAN and > Abaqus finite element software. We will have a postscript printer, > Apple Laserwriter NT. > > Please, email me your reply. > > Thank you, Rob Ogden > > rogden@uceng.uc.edu > uccba!uceng!rogden The Software Development Pkg contains the following things: C compiler front-end Common compiler back-end tools (optimizers, code-generators, linkers) Standard system header and libraries Basic language tools (library archiver, symbol table dumpers, etc.) "prof" and "pixie" code profilers "dbx" debugger "edge" - a multiwindowed graphical interface to dbx The FORTRAN option requires the Software Development Package to provide headers, libraries, and tools which are common to the SGI compilers. The only things provided in the FORTRAN option are the: FORTRAN compiler front-end FORTRAN specific headers and libraries FORTRAN specific tools The profilers, debuggers and other system tools work with C, FORTRAN, Pascal, and PL/1 and so are sold only in the Software Development Package. The Ada compiler uses some but not all of the Software Developement Tools. For examble, Ada has it's own debugger instead of using dbx/edge but the profiling tools prof and pixie work with Ada. The Laser Printer Support Package contains all of the tools and drivers to support printing on your system using a an Apple LaserWriter NT. And so you need it. The Documentor's WorkBench contains the tools for document preparation using nroff/ditroff (psroff). You'll have to make the decision whether or not you need this capability. -- Dave (commonplace) "Boldly going where no one cares to go." Ciemiewicz (incomprehensible) ciemo (infamous)
blbates@AERO4.LARC.NASA.GOV (Bates TAD/HRNAB ms294 x2601) (04/05/89)
A lot depends on what each package includes. Based on other systems
I've seen, the Software Development Pkg probably includes compilers, debugers,
loaders, etc; sounds necessary for what you want to do.
Laser Printer Support probably could be optional, also depending on
what it contains and what you want to do and how you want to do it. You can
easily write your own software to use Postscript and the system already
supports printers. I would say unless it has something you absolutly need,
it is not necessary.
Documentor's workbench probably is needed. On some systems this IS
the online manuals and the necessary support programs.
I hope this is some help. Please correct me if I have made a mistake.
--
Brent L. Bates
NASA-Langley Research Center
M.S. 294
Hampton, Virginia 23665-5225
(804) 864-2854
E-mail: blbates@aero4.larc.nasa.gov or blbates@aero2.larc.nasa.gov