NONMEM on a PowerMac

While adding Topic 22 (NONMEM on the PowerMac) to the NMUSERs archives [ http://www.cpb.uokhsc.edu/common/anonymous/nm/t_index.html] I noticed that there were no responses. Two weeks and two compiler version later I have been able to install and run NONMEM on a PowerMac with (I think) good results. I used the sample runs presented in: NONMEM User's Guide Part III (Nov 92) Page 3. Using the NONMEM20-25 files. Time (sec) File Size Memory Allocation for NONMEM set by compiler/linker PRED 12 603K 1335K ADVAN2 23 720K 1336K ADVAN7 199 752K 1336K ADVAN6 271 752K 1812K :-) as benchmarks. The timings etc. are shown above. Times are about half the 1992 benchmark values. I've put together a few files including the make files for the Absoft compiler for the PowerMac v4.0.1.

Absoft has come up with another version of their FORTRAN compiler for the Macintosh. This is V 4.1. I have recompiled the NONMEM files and put together another version of the help folder for other Macintosh/NONMEM users. Again the results are good (I think). I was able to optimize some files I couldn't before and not optimize one or two that optimized with v4.0 of the compiler. Oh well. The test runs are a little faster. I used the sample runs presented in: NONMEM User's Guide Part III (Nov 92) Page 3. Using the NONMEM20-25 files. Time (sec) File Size Memory Allocation for NONMEM set by compiler/linker PRED 13 576K 1217K ADVAN2 20 576K 1217K ADVAN7 143 585K 1217K ADVAN6 216 585K 1217K :-) as benchmarks. The timings etc. are shown above for a PowerMac6100/60AV. Times are about half the 1992 benchmark values. I've put together a few files including the make files for the Absoft compiler for the PowerMac v4.1.