Re: Mersenne: GIMPS on new iMac ??

2002-01-13 Thread Guillermo Ballester Valor
Hi, On Sun 13 Jan 2002 03:14, Russel Brooks wrote: > > Does Glucas run similar to prime95? Does it get exponents from > the server, etc? Or would I have to do manual check in/out? Usually Glucas run fast but no as fast as prime95. If I recall well, a G4 processor runs at about the same speed

Re: Mersenne: GIMPS on new iMac ??

2002-01-12 Thread Russel Brooks
Thanks for the several replies. No, I don't have any kind of a Mac but money may be burning a hole in my pocket. I haven't had an Apple since I moved from my Apple][ (Rev 0 no less) to an early IBM PC. I got more done with the pc but leaving my 1st pc made me feel a bit like a traitor. :-) Do

Re: Mersenne: GIMPS on new iMac ??

2002-01-12 Thread Guillermo Ballester Valor
Hi all, On Fri 11 Jan 2002 23:58, Russel Brooks wrote: > How do you think GIMPS will run on the new iMac? > (Or will it run at all?) Glucas runs well on iMacs, and I think it will do faster on new iMac. Soon it will be released a Multithreaded version of Glucas scaling pretty well on most mul

Re: Mersenne: GIMPS on new iMac ??

2002-01-12 Thread bjb
On 11 Jan 2002, at 22:58, Russel Brooks wrote: > How do you think GIMPS will run on the new iMac? > (Or will it run at all?) Is there any significant architectural difference between the new & old iMacs? I think not. The reports I've read about the new iMac say that it's faster (no surprise) &

Mersenne: GIMPS on new iMac ??

2002-01-11 Thread Russel Brooks
How do you think GIMPS will run on the new iMac? (Or will it run at all?) Cheers... Russ _ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-me