i'd be interested in knowing what kind of modeling you'll be doing. i'd like to use cache or mopac eventually for some uv/vis prediction of bulk solids, also very processor intensive! if cost is an issue, i suspect a fast g4 will suffice though it will obviously be slower, and see if that application can take advantage of dual processors before deciding to get a dual processor machine. i'd also recommend the ccl list, email me off list and i'll forward info, i'm subscribed to it under a different email address so it isn't handy.
John Tamine wrote: ----- > yes, i've thought of that, especially since the application i'm talking > about is macspartan (ab initio molecular modeling, if that means > anything to the list), and a single command can easily require 72 hrs of > CPU time to execute with this set-up. i could readily give it a problem > that would take a year to execute, if i tried. so . . . . the faster > RAM and bus should help as much as the faster CPU speed. but if i do buy > a new box, i'm tempted not bother with a minor upgrade, but go the whole > 9 yards. and that is not quite so inexpensive. i'm just a poor > underpaid professor, and the software upgrade is going to set me back > $750 to begin with. ------ -- Why is this man in the White House? The majority of Americans did not vote for him. Why is he there? And I tell you this morning that he's in the White House because God put him there for a time such as this: Lt Gen William Boykin, speaking of G. W. Bush, New York Times, 17 October 2003 = God gave the savior to the German people. We have faith, deep and unshakeable faith, that he was sent to us by God to save Germany. Hermann Goering, speaking of Hitler -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
