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Howdy transputer folks,

A user here is preparing to work on a Mac-based transputer, but would
like to "practice" (while waiting for the hardware) with an occam simulator
on a MicroVAX 3900 running Ultrix 3.1.  It is my understanding that an occam
simulator is available from INMOS as a part of their toolkit, but we're not
too keen on buying the whole package for the mini when we won't really need it
in the long run.

1.  Is there any other source for an occam simulator (preferably a cheap
    source)?

2.  I was told that the simulator is *excruciatingly* slow - would it be
    possible for someone to give me a rough estimate of just how slow?
    Is this going to bring our machine to its knees?  My user may
    decide/realize that this is not feasible with our current platform
    (something tells me this may be the case).

Thanks much in advance for any help - I'm a novice in this arena of
computing, so I'd be grateful for any advice you can provide.  Please
respond directly to me, as I am not a member of the list.  - Gregg

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Gregg TeHennepe                        | Academic Computing and User Services
Minicomputer Specialist                | Box 5482
BITNET:  gateh@conncoll                | Connecticut College
Phone:   (203) 447-7681                | New London, CT   06320