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Subject: iris 4D20TG vs ESV3 |
Message-ID: <9011131513.AA09946@fcs280s.ncifcrf.gov> |
Date: 13 Nov 90 13:07:00 GMT |
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In regard to the question of whether to get an Iris 4D20TG or Evans & |
Sutherland ESV3, I will just add my two bits worth: |
We have a 4D20 TG which I like very much. However, when running |
standard molecular display software, such as Alwyn Jones TOM, it is not |
possible to do real time rotation of large molecules with electron |
density maps. I can't really say if this is due to the port to the |
iris, or due to the size molecule we typically work with (ca. 5000-10000 |
atoms). The 4D20 is a nice development platform for graphics and |
non-graphics programs for machines in the 4D series. You can also get a |
4D25 with a cpu upgrade that makes it equivalent to a 4D35 which should |
be quite a nice machine (we have one on order). |
All of this, unfortunately has to be taken without reference to the E&S |
since we do not have a ESV3 to compare. |
I think the take home lesson is that, if at all possible, try to get a |
demo of the software you are most interested in using on the exact model |
machine you are considering buying. |
Michael Gribskov |
gribskov@ncifcrf.gov |
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Newsgroups: bionet.software |
Subject: LocalTalk PC cards |
Message-ID: <224.9011141941@ucl.ac.uk> |
Date: 14 Nov 90 19:41:40 GMT |
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Does anyone have experience of using an Apple LocalTalk PC card in a |
PC so that it can be connected to a Mac LocalTalk network to use a shared |
LaserWriter. Is it's use transparent to the user, so for example |
do you print from PC WordPerfect in the usual way just that COM1: or |
whatever is redirected to the LocalTalk card? Do you have to load any |
special drivers which take up DOS memory? What is AppleShare PC? |
Charles Willoughby |
Department of Chemistry |
University College London |
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From: goldman@mbcl.rutgers.edu |
Newsgroups: bionet.software |
Subject: Re: (none) |
Message-ID: <152.273a881c@mbcl.rutgers.edu> |
Date: 9 Nov 90 14:42:36 GMT |
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In article <9011081431.AA09236@genbank.bio.net>, BKISTERS@biolan.uni-koeln.de (Brigitte Kisters-Woike) writes: |
> does anybody have practical experience with Evans & Sutherland's |
> new ESV3 (or ESV3+) workstations? |
> I have to chose between this machine and a Silicon Graphics |
> Personal Iris 4D20TG. |
> What to do?????????????? |
I think it's a tough call. If you have existing PS390 software that |
you want to run (& don't feel like porting it), the decision is quite clear. |
ESV all the way: I'm told that the the ESV's PS390 compatibility mode is |
very exact (down to running out of memory on a virtual memory machine!). |
The display technology is STILL better on the ESV, so your pictures |
will still look sharper, especially if you're projecting them in large |
auditoria. But still... SGI have a much better softare reputation, and |
most of the modern software is being written for them. |
Adrian Goldman |
Adrian Goldman | Internet: Goldman@MBCL.Rutgers.Edu |
Molecular Biology Computing Laboratory | Bitnet: Goldman@BioVAX |
Waksman Insitute, | Phone: (908) 932-4864 |
Rutgers University, | Fax: (908) 932-5735 |
Piscataway, NJ 08855 USA | |
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From: ir525@sdcc6.ucsd.edu (ir525) |
Newsgroups: bionet.software |
Subject: Digitizer SW for Mac |
Keywords: sequencing, digitizer, mac, freeware |
Message-ID: <14050@sdcc6.ucsd.edu> |
Date: 10 Nov 90 00:55:47 GMT |
Organization: University of California, San Diego |
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Forgive me if this has been hashed out before, but I'm looking for |
some free- or share-ware for the Mac (IIsi, in this case) that will |
take input from a sonic (SAC-type) digitizer for reading sequencing |
gels and will preferably allow at least some rudimentary editing as it |
goes. While I'd rather not hack any code, I'm willing to if the source |
code is available for a PC. |
The only programs of which I'm aware of that will do this at |
present are the prohibitively expensive DNASTAR and |
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