Hi Jeff
SPM8 on a mac runs like a charm! Some matlab toolboxes are released later for the mac, so check out the mathworks homepage if you are in doubt. The only drawback I can see is that the Cogent2000 toolbox is not available for the mac.
Best
Torben
Den 16/03/2010 kl. 18.17 skrev Jason Craggs:
> Jeff,
>
> I've made that exact move with relative ease. There are a couple of issue to
> keep in mind about the transition, the Mac is a rock-solid 64 bit OS whereas
> Windows still has issues (as I understand things), also, the path structures
> are slightly different between a pure Linux box and a Mac. The Mac offers a
> lot more flexibility than a PC, including some software written specifically
> for the Mac (e.g., Osirix). That said, I am sure there is a Mac imaging
> group, but I haven't had the time to look, and I haven't tried using SPM.
> Let me know if I can be of any other help.
>
> Cheers
> Jason
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> Jason G. Craggs, Ph.D.
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> On 3/16/10 1:08 PM, "Jeff Browndyke" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> My last imaging computer died today after a period of time in hospice, so now
>> I'm faced with buying a new machine. I am considering a MAC given the ease of
>> getting to a UNIX-based environment (X11) for Freesurfer and such, but don't
>> want to make the move from PC-land if it is too painful of a price in terms of
>> imaging software installs/bugs. Any issues with SPM8 or other SPM add-ons
>> under a new Mac enviroment and duo processor? Is there a MAC neuroimaging
>> user group out there?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jeff
>>
>> ------------------------
>> Jeffrey Browndyke, Ph.D.
>> Dept. of Psychiatry
>> Duke Univ. Med. Center
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