Re: [Man.Distr] Dual Processors for CAD Use

From: <Christopher>
Date: Wed Nov 19 2003 - 11:01:00 EST

>Wasn't Photoshop originally designed to run on the Mac?
Yes. Some FEA software is also able to use multi-processors, but I've heard very spotty results. There are lots of things that go into processing speed, and it's very difficult sorting out what might be slowing things down. With FEA people sometimes obsess about solution speed, but an extra hour waiting for a problem to solve is trivial. I spend more time trying to figure out boundary conditions and connectivity than I do waiting for a solution. Graphics renderings are another matter, but at this point, I think most engineering computer use is paced by how fast the user can pick up mistakes and understand the problem. I think you could make a pretty good case that increases in processing speed encourage sloppy work, in that it's far easier to turn out crap.

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<a href="http://www.skypoint.com/~chrisw">http://www.skypoint.com/~chrisw</a> Received on Wed Nov 19 11:01:00 2003