<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV>Hi Bob</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>we are running grads parallel on 2 Double XEON - machines. Results are here <A href="http://www.weather365.net">http://www.weather365.net</A>.</DIV><DIV>These machines are fast enough to produce all maps in time and parallel to all of our model runs. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>And grads can get nasty to use ... yes see comments of JP :-)</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV>Dipl. Met. Frank Bandle</DIV><DIV><A href="mailto:frank@bandle.com">frank@bandle.com</A> * FeMax Wetteragentur IT & Medienberatung </DIV><DIV>www.wetter365.net * <A href="http://www.femax.de">www.femax.de</A></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>Am 18.09.2006 um 09:07 schrieb Jean Pierre Arabonis:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> Hi Bob <BR> We use slackware Linux boxes (AMD 64 bit 3200MHz) but thats overkill for creating met charts, years ago I had grads on a 486 66MHz doing the job perfectly well. <BR> Grads can get nasty to use if you do complex operations, but the basic usage of displaying variables and such like is on par with any other similar package, I would recommend that you install grads then run through the tutorial, once you've done that you'll be well on your feet for what you want to do.<BR> You will also find the grads user list a very helpful community.<BR> <BR> JP<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> Bob G wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite" cite="mida8be0dc70609161019w56111b74jd406cfb0fea6c476@mail.gmail.com"> <DIV>I have a noob question regarding GrADs.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>For those using GrADS to ingest and export model data (charts) what kind of machines/setup are you running? It is my ambition to eventually offer some met products on our community site. GrADS seems like a mighty steep learning curve, but is it really as difficult as it looks. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hints and tips appreciated :)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bear in mind I have never used GrADS before so some of my questions may seem rather simple!! Thank you.</DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BR> <PRE class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
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