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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