So Mario, when are you going to talk about software that runs on computers that the other 90% plus that people have.......in terms of world computer sales, Apple is right up there at .....4%!! Paul Date sent: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 16:16:30 -0400 To: cyto-inbox From: Mario Roederer <Roederer@drmr.com> Subject: Re: G4 for FACSCalibur > > I tested FlowJo for a number of different tasks (e.g.,generating > complex graphical layouts; generating large tabular outputs; even > analyzing 13-parameter, million-event data files) on G4's vs. G3. > The G4 was significantly faster (taking into account the clock > speed), even when the program was not G4-optimized. I also tested a > G4-optimized version of FlowJo that takes advantage of the AltiVec > instructions (no, not yet commercially available!), and it's another > large step up. > > As more and more applications come out to be AltiVec-aware (and they > are!), everyone will realize the enormous speed benefit from this > technology. > > Note that the multi-processing nature of Altivec should not be > confused with the multi-processing capability of dual-processor > machines (like the new G4 cube). There's a completely different set > of optimizations that programs need to fully take advantage of > multi-processor machines (and I'm sure that will be forthcoming in > the next year or two as well). > > Bottom line--G4's are faster, but G3's are a lot cheaper (right now). But > as more and more applications are Altivec-aware, then there won't be a > comparison. > > mr > > (PS--Intel-based machines, even the gigaherz processors, don't come > close to the G4 capabilities.) J.Paul Robinson, Ph.D., Professor of Immunopharmacology Professor of Biomedical Engineering Director, Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories Hansen Hall, Roon B050 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1515 (Ph) (765) 494-0757 Fax (765) 494-0517 jpr@flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu http://www.cyto.purdue.edu http://www.bioscope.org
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