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Re: MAE
In response to --
> > Does anyone else know anything about MAE and will it possibly work on
> Linux??
> > Also, would it work on Solaris 2.4 for x86 machines? I think Apple has a
> > sample UNIX users can check out.
Stephen Robert Norris wrote:
> It's a dog. We have it at work, and it sucks big time. It's slower on
> a superSPARC than executor on a 486/66. It also eats heaps of memory. The
> only good thing is that it's supported by apple - but I guess that explains the
> slowness and size :)
>
> Stephen
Were you comparing MAE 1.x or 2.x? I've run the 2.X series on both HP and
Solaris 2.4; Modulo installation difficulties (library problems on the Sun
and a kernel conflict with my multicast HPUX9.05), the speed seems pretty
reasonable to me; *MUCH* better than the 1.x.
mf