Re: Getting a new computer

[Mark Knoop]

36 seconds on i5-2500 3.3GHz, 8GB RAM, LilyPond 2.19.49

At 13:24 on 17 Nov 2016, Vaughan McAlley wrote:
>Greetings,
>
>My 2008 iMac is reaching the end of its useful life, and I would like
>to replace it with some kind of desktop computer that runs Debian.
>Given that a significant proportion of my time on this new computer
>will be compiling Lilypond files, I was wondering which specs I should
>be prioritizing.
>
>I’ve included a large project if anyone with a newish computer would
>like to test their compilation time. The main file is MDSM.ly. It
>takes my computer between 4 and 5 minutes to compile.
>
>Cheers,
>Vaughan


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Mark Knoop