How about the ability to compile code? Are there decent compilers readily available for Windows? I like being able to write & compile the occasional fortran program {hic sunt dinosaurs}, and it’s easy to do this on a unix-based platform like OSX.
If your reasoned arguments fail, I have found that many institutions' information technology administrators are easily intimidated by a few random references to unix (Rsync! Grep! Bash!). Such words seem to function as charms that keep evil spirits (i.e. IT administrators) at bay. > On 14 Oct 2016, at 11:14 AM, Mark J van Raaij <mjvanra...@cnb.csic.es> wrote: > > Dear All, > > our institution requires me to provide a reasoning not to buy a Windows > computer (I want to buy a new MacOSX system), so I am looking for software > that does not run or is limited on Windows. > > Not available: > (Auto)SHARP > ARPWARP > > Available on Windows but with significant limitations > Phenix (no MR-Rosetta, no parallelization) > CCP4 (limitations on file-names) > > Please correct me if pertinent and provide additional examples if possible. > > Gratefully yours, > > Mark > > Mark J van Raaij > Dpto de Estructura de Macromoleculas > Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia - CSIC > calle Darwin 3 > E-28049 Madrid, Spain > tel. (+34) 91 585 4616 > http://wwwuser.cnb.csic.es/~mjvanraaij --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick J. Loll, Ph. D. Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Drexel University College of Medicine Room 10-102 New College Building 245 N. 15th St., Mailstop 497 Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192 USA (215) 762-7706 pat.l...@drexelmed.edu