RE: Molecular Modeling Hardware

From: JANET CICARIELLO-COOK 57165 <JANET.CICARIELLO-COOK $#at#$ roche.com>
Subject: RE: Molecular Modeling Hardware
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 13:28:46 -0500 (EST)

 Hi everyone,
 In response to Jeff Nauss's question:
 >>So much of the commerical moelcular modeling software is availble (and
 in
 >>many
 >>cases, exclusively) on Silicon Graphics.  Then one reads articles of
 SGI's
 >>imminient demise.  They latest being
 >>http://www.businessweek.com/1997/31/b35381.htm.
 >>
 >>Anyone have a feel for how the major commerical MM packages are dealing
 with
 >>the issue?
 I suggest you check out the SGI web site. They reported thier first billion
 dollar fiscal quarter ever. see:
 http://www.sgi.com/Headlines/1997/July/Q4_results.html
 While they did (do) have some problems, which seem to be turning around (even
 the businessweek article admits this), I  think "imminent demise" is a
 bit of
 an overreaction.
 Janet
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