Isn't much of what goes on in the 'basement' of the Mac OSX, actually a form of "unix/linux"? -WaV
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:19 PM, Diana Tomchick < diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: > Charles, > > In the scientific computing world, quad core Macs rule! I have just been > reading a lengthy and lively discussion/debate on my protein crystallography > listserve about the relative merits of Linux vs. Mac OSX vs. Windows. The > Mac OSX quad core is favored due to it's ease of setup and the ability to > run multiple computing jobs in the hopes of hitting on the best combination > of refinement variables in the least amount of time. The fact that one could > actually be doing state-of-the-art scientific computing while simultaneously > preparing PowerPoint slides for tomorrow's lecture, read CaveTex and write > the next paper using Word all on the same machine is truly amazing. What > hasn't caught up is the human brain...so now it's back to work for me, I'm > wasting too much time reading my e-mail... > > Diana
