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[raeker %! at !% tc6.fi.ameslab.gov (Todd J. Raeker)]

   I will be purchasing at least 2 high performance workstations
 in the very near future and am soliciting advice from real
 users rather the salespersons hype.
 I will be doing MD simulations of systems containing about
 15,000-20,000 atoms and need the fastest machine I can get
 that is reasonable priced.  I have looked at the new
 IBM RS/6000 380 & 390 models and am very impressed with the
 specs.  Since these are new models, I suspect not many people
 on this list have one but if anyone has, I would be interested
 in any experience you may have had so far.
 Also, I would like to hear from people who have workstations
 that have SPECfp92 ratings of about 150 or greater.
 As I write this I realize that most likely these types of questions
 come up periodically.  Being that most people on this list are ussually
 involved in similiar searchs, it might be a good idea to maintain some
 sort of FAQ summarizing the real life performance of workstations.  If
 there is any interest and one does not already exist, I will volunteer
 to maintain such a file that would be available via ftp. Let me know
 what you think.
 Regards.
 Todd