Post by Eric LynumHello, I was wondering who could anyone tell me the processor system that
they use or is most commonly used for the Blast or any of bioinformatic
algorithms?
Bioinformatics algorithms are run a variety of different machines.
Most popular are Linux boxes (with various Intel or AMD processors),
because they provide the cheapest compute power. One also sees a lot
of Mac OS X boxes (G5 and G4, particularly G4 laptops) and occasional
Windows machines or Solaris machines.
Note: I have mentioned operating systems rather than processors,
because they have more effect on whether or not a particular
application can run.
Almost all applications that have much penetration in the field run
under most versions of Unix and Linux, that being the closest thing
the field has to a vendor-independent system.
------------------------------------------------------------
Kevin Karplus ***@soe.ucsc.edu http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/~karplus
Professor of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz
Undergraduate and Graduate Director, Bioinformatics
(Senior member, IEEE) (Board of Directors & Chair of Education Committee, ISCB)
life member (LAB, Adventure Cycling, American Youth Hostels)
Effective Cycling Instructor #218-ck (lapsed)
Affiliations for identification only.