> Furthermore, to my knowledge > at least, BD have not upgraded Cellquest to take advantage of the > Altivec processing capability of the G4 chip. Therefore, Cellquest will > not run significantly faster on a G4, than on a G3 rated at the same > processor clock speed. Similarly, Cellquest will not run any faster on > a dual processor G4 running OS 9.x. > > Rob Sutherland > University Health Network > University of Toronto Actually, BD never upgraded CellQuest to take advantage of the PowerPC (i.e. modified to be a native PowerPC app), much less AltiVec!! I wouldn't hold my breath for the AltiVec enhanced cellquest any time soon... BUT, if you use other applications on your cytometer's computer, the G4 may not be a bad idea. Apps like Photoshop utilize AltiVec and run incredibly quick on the G4. Nice to have for the future... The iMate (USB to ADB adapter) is cheap and easy to install, and in my experience gives 0 trouble. I don't know how much of a "hassle" it is to connect an extra adapter to the end of the Cellquest dongle?? Certainly less of a hassle than installing and configuring a G3 upgrade card.. Keith Bahjat kbahjat@ufl.edu
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