At 04:49 PM 9/21/99 +0200, Michel Jullian wrote:
>Also 240MFlops is a lot less than the 600 MFlops which, according to the
>Mykerinos web page itself (150MFlops for AD's SHARC), the creamware pulsar
>card should be able to provide with its 4 SHARCs, for the same price (around
>$1500).
>
Dear Michel
I don't like to discuss a lot on commercial web pages, but if you are wondering
why we chose this one, here are the main reasons:
- 480 MFlops are not a lot less of 600 MFlops (you cannot compare sustained
values with peak values) Also these figures change every day (AD Sharc on
pulsar is now 60 MHz, TriMedia 1300 is now 166 MHz -> Mykerinos can grow
to 640 MFlops peak)
- Eric has burned me on the line by a few seconds. Moreover we want to
*develope*
for the card, not *use* the applications. In our case is enough to own the
Philips
software.
- TriMedia has a C++ compiler in the SDE, Sharc has not.
- A development card with 4 SHARCS is about 5000 British pounds, i.e. nearly
8000 US$
I hope this helps to understand the choice :-))
Best regards,
Giorgio
ps: I am waiting an answer for the w2000 compatibility, I really don't know
myself.
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Giorgio ZOIA
Integrated Systems Laboratory - DE/LSI - EPFL
CH-1015 Lausanne - SWITZERLAND
Phone: + 41 21 693 69 79 E-mail: Giorgio.Zoia@epfl.ch
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