Hi Phil: I've found few, if any advantages. I fear for the future.
I've had problems getting coot to run stereo due to the X11 implementation in 10.7. Apart from that, no major problems with crystallographic software. Lion greedily uses memory, and any computer I have with less than 4 gig of memory has become extremely sluggish as a consequence of the "upgrade." Ideally, you need 8 gig. Even with that, on my 2010 mini that I use for music playback, I regressed to 10.6.8, because of the audio interface. (It seems less robust, more prone to dropouts and now lacks integer mode output). Sara has been screaming at me for the last two weeks (nothing us usual in of itself) because Apple decided to get rid of "Save As". Xcode and the compiler set is free again on 10.7. I've put some suggestions here for how to get rid of the most annoying new features: http://sage.ucsc.edu/~wgscott/xtal/wiki/index.php/Lion_upgrade_notes All the best, Bill On Sep 9, 2011, at 1:28 AM, Phil Evans wrote: > Is there any opinion or experience about whether Lion is ready for > crystallographic use? Should I "upgrade"? > > Phil William G. Scott Contact info: http://chemistry.ucsc.edu/~wgscott/
