[ccp4bb]: question about Linux-based crystallographic computing (fwd)

["Fred. Vellieux" <vellieux@ibs.fr>]

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Well, I am certainly not too shy to forward this e-mail to the bb.

PLEASE REPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BB SO THAT THE PERSON WHO MADE THE INQUIRY
WILL SEE ALL REPLIES. Thanks.

Fred.

PS I don't mind unsollicited e-mail UNLESS it is commercial unsollicited
email, aka SPAM

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Bonjour Dr. Vellieux,

I hope you don't mind an unsolicited e-mail from someone; I have seen
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EDITED OUT EDITED O.  I am wanting to buy a Linux-based number cruncher
to augment/ replace our aging Origin 200 4-processor server.  I saw that
you had gotten an Athlon processor several years ago- do you still like
their performance?  I want to run denzo, CCP4, CNS, SHELX, SOLVE etc. or
a multiuser facility for five of more crystallography labs.

Do you recommend Athlon vs. Pentium 4 vs. Alpha (if we could afford
Alpha does it really help?)  How many processors can you put on one
system and have it work well?

Thanks for your advice- I am too shy to post to the BB