Thanks group for the great answers on the Linux vs Win98 question for calculation speeds.
One thing puzzles me though -- the fastest platform listed for the algorithm work unit (175 billion calculations) is an Alpha/Windows combination -7hr 20 min! ( vs Intel/Linux -18 hr; vs Sparc/Solaris -15 hr; and last of course, is Pentium/Windows - 30 hr 49 min ) Any comments about the DEC Alpha vs the UltraSparc? And also discovered that Solaris supports 64 bit processors, whereas Linux doesn't? Arthur
