We are discussing what type of computers to install in a modest
computer teaching/research room. The obvious question is Mac vs. PC.
Nature of the room as envisioned:
1. Five to ten computers.
2. First priority goes to undergrad research (mostly astrophysics).
3. Second priority goes to classes such as computational physics ( C++,
FORTRAN) and data acquisition (LabVIEW mostly).
4. Third priority goes to physics majors needing to do homework, email,
etc.
Here are the questions that I need data for:
1. What platform is used the most (percentages??) in industry?
2. What platform is used the most (percentages??) in grad school by
theorists?
3. What platform is used the most (percentages??) in grad school by
experimentalists?
I tried a few searches with Google but clearly didn't have the search
terms that I needed to get useful hits. Seems to me that someone on this
list has likely faced the same question as to what platform they wanted
to train their physics majors on. Opinions may be interesting but what I
really need is some solid estimates of percentage of use.
One faculty member is saying that, "EVERYONE in astrophysics uses
Macs." Another faculty member is saying, "NO ONE in industry uses PCs."
Both of these statements seem biased to me, but I don't actually know.
Thanks,
John
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John E. Sohl, Ph.D., Professor of Physics
Weber State University, 2508 University Circle
Ogden, UT 84408-2508
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e-mail: jsohl@weber.edu
web: http://physics.weber.edu/sohl/
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