Hi
Just introduced to GRASS and would like to know what type of
computer I will need to run this software? I heard there is a PC version
being developed? Is there anything for the Macintosh?
A friend said I will need a workstation such as a Silcon Graphics
or Sun Sparc. Does anyone have a used workstation for sale?
Regards: JB
John M. Brown
AIR
2811 Lynnwood Dr.
Columbia, MO 65203
1-573-442-6273
On Wed, 10 Apr 1996, John M. Brown wrote:
...
Just introduced to GRASS and would like to know what type of
computer I will need to run this software? I heard there is a PC version
being developed? Is there anything for the Macintosh?A friend said I will need a workstation such as a Silcon Graphics
or Sun Sparc. Does anyone have a used workstation for sale?
The only PC version I know of will be commercial and doesn't exist yet.
I don't know of a Mac version; but GRASS was designed for Unix and it
wouldn't feel the same on another OS.
I suggest you consider Linux. This is a real Unix which runs on
PC hardware, and the GRASS port I got from Andreas Holz
<Andreas.Holz@oi32.kwu.siemens.de> seems pretty good to me.
He charges US$60, and it is a lot easier than downloading the
entire package from CERL.
There is also a port for SCO Open Desk Top. This also runs on PC
hardware and gives one the false security of using a commercial OS.
However, I think Linux is better than SCO-ODT, and I know Andreas'
port is better than the SCO port. (I did the SCO port myself a
couple years back.)
Good Luck,
Dave Mandel
On Wed, 10 Apr 1996, John M. Brown wrote:
Hi
Just introduced to GRASS and would like to know what type of
computer I will need to run this software? I heard there is a PC version
being developed? Is there anything for the Macintosh?
You can run GRASS 4.15 on a PC running either SCO Unix (I use
version 3.0.0) or Linux. If you buy SCO and something really goes wrong
with the operating system you will at least have an organization to gripe
at with some obligation to help you. I haven't heard of anything for the
Mac either; I wouldn't hold my breath since Mac's don't seem to be the
computer for the future.
A friend said I will need a workstation such as a Silcon Graphics
or Sun Sparc. Does anyone have a used workstation for sale?
The type of computer you will need depends on the size of the database
you create/maintain. I use an IBM PC with 3 GB of SCSI storage but I
only have to cover our irrigation district (approx. 100,000 acres).
Things will almost always be faster on a bigger workstation so if you
have to cover an entire county I wouldn't recommend less than a Sparc 10
with approx. 60MB RAM and 4-6GB storage (more if you have lots & lots of
data).
Regards: JB > > John M. Brown > AIR > 2811 Lynnwood Dr.
Columbia, MO 65203
1-573-442-6273
Dave Viebrock
viebrock@gis.cwu.edu
1-509-925-6158
On Wed, 10 Apr 1996, John M. Brown wrote:
Hi
Just introduced to GRASS and would like to know what type of
computer I will need to run this software? I heard there is a PC version
being developed? Is there anything for the Macintosh?
I use GRASS 4.15 on an IBM PC running SCO Unix 3.0.0 with 3GB
SCSI storage and 16MB RAM but I only have to cover the 100,000 or so
acres in our irrigation district. If you have to cover an entire county
then don't consider less than a SPARC 10 with 64 MB RAM and several Gigs
of storage. Whatever your budget, BUY THE FASTEST COMPUTER YOU CAN
AFFORD! It will save you more in the long run. Don't hold your breath
on the Mac; it doesn't seem to be the computer for the future. I
wouldn't be suprised if Macintosh develops serious financial woes in the
next year as the PC market matures.
A friend said I will need a workstation such as a Silcon Graphics
or Sun Sparc. Does anyone have a used workstation for sale?Regards: JB
John M. Brown
AIR
2811 Lynnwood Dr.
Columbia, MO 65203
1-573-442-6273
On Wed, 10 Apr 1996, John M. Brown wrote:
Hi
Just introduced to GRASS and would like to know what type of
computer I will need to run this software? I heard there is a PC version
being developed? Is there anything for the Macintosh?A friend said I will need a workstation such as a Silcon Graphics
or Sun Sparc. Does anyone have a used workstation for sale?Regards: JB
John M. Brown
AIR
2811 Lynnwood Dr.
Columbia, MO 65203
1-573-442-6273
I use GRASS on an IBM PC with 16MB RAM, 3GB SCSI storage, and SCO
Unix but I only have to cover the 100,000 acres or so in our irrigation
district. If you have to cover, say, an entire county, then I wouldn't
recommend less than a SPARC 10 with 60 MB RAM and several Gigs of
storage. So it depends on the size of your coverage area and the amount
of data you have to keep on the system at all times. Whatever your
budget, BUY THE FASTEST COMPUTER YOU CAN AFFORD. It will save you more
in the long run. Don't hold your breath on the Macintosh; doesn't seem
to be the computer for the future, esp. with their recent financial woes.
Dave Viebrock
viebrock@gis.cwu.edu
1-509-925-6158
Hello John,
In addition to what David wrote, GRASS is now available as GRASSLANDS from
L.A.S. of Montreal. This software runs on Windows 95/NT and has recently been
released for sale at $850. You can contact Raymond Rivest (rr@las.com). They
also have some web info at http://www.cecer.army.mil/grass/LAS/ .
Also, you can contact Dr. James Hinthorne (jimh@cwu.edu) of Central Washingto
n
Univ. He has been involved with a port of GRASS 4.1.5 to Machten Unix for Macs
& Power Macs.
Finally, as David said, if you want to go the route of Linux, you can obtain
several binaries of GRASS. I have linux and compiled GRASS on my machine.
There are some bugs to work out when compiling, but it's a good system, I think
.
Rick
On Tue, 9 Apr 1996, David Mandel wrote:
The only PC version I know of will be commercial and doesn't exist yet.
I don't know of a Mac version; but GRASS was designed for Unix and it
wouldn't feel the same on another OS.I suggest you consider Linux. This is a real Unix which runs on
PC hardware, and the GRASS port I got from Andreas Holz
<Andreas.Holz@oi32.kwu.siemens.de> seems pretty good to me.
He charges US$60, and it is a lot easier than downloading the
entire package from CERL.
There is also a port for SCO Open Desk Top. This also runs on PC
hardware and gives one the false security of using a commercial OS.
However, I think Linux is better than SCO-ODT, and I know Andreas'
port is better than the SCO port. (I did the SCO port myself a
couple years back.)Good Luck,
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