This post is more in line with wishful thinking rather than reality but with all those computer experts in the Hauptwerk community maybe someone has also thought of the following.
I make no apology for my lack of computer skills or knowledge, but fortunately the Hauptwerk community, including Mr.Dyde and Milan, have helped me through those times when my computer was not working properly (which in the last nine years has been less times than I can count on one hand !!!). It was recommended in the very beginning that I use a MacPro (2008) and had a dual-quad core (8 cores) assembled for me.
A few years ago (2014) I was disappointed when Apple would not even look at my MacPro because it was "Vintage" . So after a month without my Hauptwerk, and suffering from severe Hauptwerk withdrawal symptoms, a Forum member gave me a link to a Mac web site for new spare parts. The tech told me that parts availability were plentiful and kindly walked me through a diagnostic process to zero in on the problem which turned out to be nothing more than one bad RAM module. The replacement cost of that module was nothing compared to a new 2014 MacPro !!!!!
I decided right away to get a back-up MacPro dual quad core exactly like mine which was inexpensive (who wants an old MacPro with a lousey 8 cores !!!!). The cost of the computer, without any RAM or hard drives was less than a power supply from Apple !!!! Now I could rest comfortably with the knowledge that I had a computer to swap out while fixing the other. The company I got the back up computer from (IBuildMacs) was extremely helpful and most of the internal parts were brand new (not the processors). I was relieved and impressed.
Then I decided to get another MacPro, this time with 12 cores (3.46ghz) and 96GB RAM. Overkill - maybe. But sample sets are getting bigger and bigger and this time I really wanted to future proof the computer. Since the old MacPro's are built like A1A Abrams tanks, and almost as heavy, it wasn't worth selling since the shipping would cost half the value of the computer. At this point I have three MacPro's, two with 8 cores each and one with 12 cores and a total of 150GB of RAM. Has someone out there ever considered harnessing the power of 28 cores ? Is it even possible ?
Antoni
I make no apology for my lack of computer skills or knowledge, but fortunately the Hauptwerk community, including Mr.Dyde and Milan, have helped me through those times when my computer was not working properly (which in the last nine years has been less times than I can count on one hand !!!). It was recommended in the very beginning that I use a MacPro (2008) and had a dual-quad core (8 cores) assembled for me.
A few years ago (2014) I was disappointed when Apple would not even look at my MacPro because it was "Vintage" . So after a month without my Hauptwerk, and suffering from severe Hauptwerk withdrawal symptoms, a Forum member gave me a link to a Mac web site for new spare parts. The tech told me that parts availability were plentiful and kindly walked me through a diagnostic process to zero in on the problem which turned out to be nothing more than one bad RAM module. The replacement cost of that module was nothing compared to a new 2014 MacPro !!!!!
I decided right away to get a back-up MacPro dual quad core exactly like mine which was inexpensive (who wants an old MacPro with a lousey 8 cores !!!!). The cost of the computer, without any RAM or hard drives was less than a power supply from Apple !!!! Now I could rest comfortably with the knowledge that I had a computer to swap out while fixing the other. The company I got the back up computer from (IBuildMacs) was extremely helpful and most of the internal parts were brand new (not the processors). I was relieved and impressed.
Then I decided to get another MacPro, this time with 12 cores (3.46ghz) and 96GB RAM. Overkill - maybe. But sample sets are getting bigger and bigger and this time I really wanted to future proof the computer. Since the old MacPro's are built like A1A Abrams tanks, and almost as heavy, it wasn't worth selling since the shipping would cost half the value of the computer. At this point I have three MacPro's, two with 8 cores each and one with 12 cores and a total of 150GB of RAM. Has someone out there ever considered harnessing the power of 28 cores ? Is it even possible ?
Antoni