Hi, To make it short:
If you want a computer you wish to bring home so that you can do plenty of things (i.e. not crystallography-related in addition to crystallography): Windows because you can edit videos easily, or play games, or (I don't) because there is plenty of (free) software available. But Windows is 'the' target for (personal computer) malware as well because there are many such computers around. I.e. a good target for the malware developers. If you wish to have all crystallographic software running, then Unices are more adequate. Some people prefer Linux (on Intel or AMD...), some people prefer OSX (BSD-based Unix), i.e. Apple (Intel as well). The latter is more expensive than the former. So if you wish to have fun at home as well as work, go for Windows. If you want to have all crystallographic software running then one of the 2 unices, if your budget is limited then you'll want to have a PC running Linux. F. > Dear List, > > I guess this is somewhat of a perennial issue, but I am faced with > choosing > an OS for a new computer, and am curious about benefits and drawbacks with > regard to crystallography. So far, I have been using windows, and have > found no limitations whatsoever, but then again, maybe I don't know what I > am missing. But, since so many folks out there use Macs, I am open to > using > one. Are there any really reasonable arguments for preferring Mac over > windows (or linux) with regard to crystallography? What can Mac/Linux do > that windows cannot (especially considering that there is Cygwin)? What > wonderful features am I missing? > > Jacob > > -- > ******************************************* > Jacob Pearson Keller > Northwestern University > Medical Scientist Training Program > email: j-kell...@northwestern.edu > ******************************************* > -- F.M.D. Vellieux (B.Sc., Ph.D., hdr) IBS / ELMA 41 rue Jules Horowitz 38027 Grenoble Cedex 01 France Tel: +33 438789605 Fax: +33 438785494
