In article <9306050426.AA18145 at net.bio.net> MBSMITH at ECUVM.CIS.ECU.EDU (jeff Smith) writes:
>I realize this is one of those questions that does not have a correct
> answer, but .... we are planning to get a new computer/work station
> to be dedicated to running the GCG software and a few other molecular
> biology programs such as gel readers. At the present time we have about
> 15-20 heavy users and 40 accounts total. We are currently running the
> GCG on a microvax with vms but this machine will not be available in the
> future. So the question is, for this rather restricited use, what would
> be the best machine to cover our present needs and the near future? I
> have heard some praise for the Sun work stations in the past but I do not
> know enough about them to make a decision.
>>I will listen and welcome any advice I can get...... Thanks Jeff Smith
> If you have any suggestions send to this address or jsmith at cisa02.ecu.edu
IMHO (and in the states the dollar to mIPS is better than over here) I would go
for a DEC Alpha Workstation - the Wisconsin Package (tm) as GCG is now to be
known have nechmarked the Alpha so perhaps they would care to advise you?
Tony P. (as above or AKA parsons_a at snd01.cr.co.uk)
