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Need OS X version!

(OP)
I am in need of Electrical Simulation with interactive GUI (like ORCAD) and mechanical Finite element analysis for mechanical stressing and thermal stress modeling software. Again usability is critical ie. no command line UI and real time interactivity a must.

I am looking forward to your replieds as I am in desperate need of this kind of software that will run under OS X.


                                        

RE: Need OS X version!

You may be waiting a long time...

There isn't much (any?) engineering software written for Apple computers since they represent significantly less than 10% of the overall PC market.  Most engineers use Windows-based machines, so most software is written for that platform.

Given the current hardware and software costs, you would probably be better off buying a "cheap" PC and running Windows-based software.



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RE: Need OS X version!

(OP)
Thanks for the reply. That is certainly a valid consideration, however, there are many UNIX GUI engineering apps that I am sure could be comiled for OS X.

RE: Need OS X version!

Again - Don't die of old age waiting.



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                       your going to have to use your feet."

RE: Need OS X version!

I'm not unsympathetic, but I think you have to be a realist.  There's more to porting code than recompiling it - even if it's FORTRAN 90.  And engineering code written in some variant of C will have a good bit of machine-dependent (read: processor dependent) code; it's not just a Unix thing.  Particularly the GUI part -



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RE: Need OS X version!

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That's a good point. It's much faster to buy an inexpensive and fast PC. Keep it off the networkbecause of worms/ viruses, and just dedicate it for Engineering software duty only.

RE: Need OS X version!

That's what I'd do!



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