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Subject: Re[2]: platforms
Author: Ken Rasche
Date: 1999-08-25 09:13:00I haven't been counting, but it seems to me that I see more xansys
messages about WinTel hardware/software difficulties and crashes than
I do for any or all of the unix boxes. Also, Ansys running on my HP
C240 is more reliable than my Dell running Word.
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Author: DANNY L LEVINE at Internet
To xansys:
This discussion has been informative and although many of the
points of
discussion have been raised before, some were worth revisiting.
With all the discussion of WinTel v UNIX v Linux v RISC etc. etc.
I have
yet to hear anyone raise the issue of support and reliability.
Clearly the Intel platform offers a lot of bang for the buck. And
we can
debate (endlessly) whether UNIX/RISC performance is needed for
100K or 1M DOF problems. But how much does it help you to buy
the fastest
box your budget supports if you work in an environment where you
can't
get it supported or you find out that it has fundamental
incompatibilities with
your analysis software?
In this mornings xansys email, someone mentioned alpha boxes. We
had
several. They're all gone now, after repeated difficulties
running UG and
interfacing with the rest of our network. Another xansys email
this AM
mentioned a new HP box and went on to detail significant errors
with
ANSYS.
Part of the productivity holy grail we all strive for is
consistent system
uptime and reliable solution of our tough problems. I like
playing with
computers, but when I need an answer yesterday I don't want to be
fiddling
with one. I'll consider paying a bit more (budget permitting)
for a proven
performer that's a bit slower, rather than the latest speed
demon.
And I'll add a note of support to Chris Wright's comment about
exercizing
a little more care and finesse in modeling rather than throwing
more
elements and more processor speed at it.
Dan Levine
Zimmer, Inc.
| Posts possibly associated with message #4204 | Author | Date | Score |
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| 4204 | Re[2]: platforms | Ken Rasche | 1999/08/25 | |
| 4238 | Re: Re[2]: platforms | Andy Bax | 1999/08/25 | |