[MITgcm-support] RE: MITgcm on OSX-darwin

[Chris Hill]

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http://dev.mitgcm.org/pipermail/mitgcm-support/2003-September/001714.htm
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Chris

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Hill [mailto:cnh at mit.edu]
> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 2:23 PM
> To: 'Daniel Enderton'; 'marshall-admin at techsquare.com'; 
> 'mitgcm-support at dev.mitgcm.org'
> Subject: MITgcm on OSX-darwin
> 
> 
> Dan,
> 
>  For help on the model setup you can e-mail
> mitgcm-support at dev.mitgcm.org.  Below are some pointers on 
> OS-X and Unix/Linux and MITgcm in general.
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Martin Losch [mailto:mlosch at awi-bremerhaven.de]
> > Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 9:43 AM
> > To: Chris Hill
> > Subject: Re: OS X support
> > 
> > 
> > Chris,
> > 
> > my experience with my PowerBook is great, Unix and a nice graphical
> > interface with Word, PowerPoint etc. Graphics are great, 
> etc. They are
> > just a little slow (only 1GHz-CPU, but still faster than the
> > EUR1,000,000-SunFire Server).
> > 
> > I run the model with g77 or Absoft Pro Fortran without any problems
> > (so far). The Fink project (http://fink.sourceforge.net) provides
> > a lot of 
> > Unix/Linux tools for OS X with an easy-to-use download-and-install 
> > system: teTeX, XEmacs, g77, X11 with various window managers, all I 
> > need. So I can use my PowerBook in the same way as a Linux-based 
> > PC/Laptop.
> > 
> > I don't have any personal experience with Matlab (my
> institute won't
> > buy it for me, but they spent EUR3000 on this machine, I just don't
> > understand it), but conflicting reports from Samar (who says that 
> > Matlab runs great on OS X) and a colleague of mine here 
> (who struggles
> > unsuccessfully with the installation of the license-manager, but
> > impaired by sea-sickness and Beaufort 9 on the Aurora Australis 
> > somewhere south of 62degS). If you search the web you'll find that 
> > there are some issues with Matlab and OS X. It's basically 
> > not generic 
> > but a Unix version, which needs an X-System and a particular window 
> > manager (provided by Mathworks), so that's a bit of a 
> shame. But ask
> > Samar (spk at ldeo.columbia.edu). As far as hardware goes, I
> > would go with 
> > as much memory as you can afford (I have 1GB).
> > 
> > I think that Apple is great, and certainly an alternative to Linux
> > (although more expensive).
> > 
> > Martin
> > 
> > On Friday, September 26, 2003, at 11:52 PM, Chris Hill wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Martin,
> > >
> > >  We are thinking of getting a few Powerbooks. Any advice?
> > We want to
> > > be able to run the model, Matlab, latex etc... on them.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Daniel Enderton [mailto:enderton at MIT.EDU]
> > Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 1:56 PM
> > To: marshall-admin at techsquare.com
> > Subject: Re: waiting for computer...
> > 
> > 
> > Jamie (or others),
> > 
> > It is a bit hectic getting the computer set up, though a few things
> > are coming together nicely.  Here are some of my outstanding issues 
> > that I a looking for a bit of help with:
> > 
> > 1.  How do I print off my new computer?
> > 2.  Matlab disc, MS office disc
> > 
> > Also, if anyone has any good ideas for OSX applications for
> dvi -> pdf
> > (through ps possibly) or directly from tex ->pdf, please
> let me know.
> > 
> > Also, I am trying to compile the MITgcm code, but I do not have
> > -make- command.  Is there anyone that has put MITgcm on an OSX box, 
> > or am I foraging new territory?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Daniel
> > 
>