Sure! And when Opteron SMP systems and PCI-X or PCI-Express high performance video cards become more widespread, Mandrake could be in a good position to become the scientific/engineering OS of choice.
I'm with ya man.
I added VTK to contribs about a month ago. It's far from perfect (both the program and the RPM), but a step in the right direction. I'm pretty sure it would compile on ia64.
Mmmm, reminds me of the CSI episode where they digitally fit a dead guy's ear plug into his ear post mortem using 3D computer imaging in order to prove his identity.
Austin
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Austin Acton Hon.B.Sc.
Synthetic Organic Chemist, Teaching Assistant
Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto
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