[R] R on a ma c

[David Winsemius]

On Oct 14, 2010, at 12:25 PM, Tiffany Kinder wrote:

> Hello,
> Is R very compatible with a Mac?


Very compatible. I have been using it as my work machine for the last  
2.75 years and several of the regular contributors to rhelp are also  
running Macs. Rock-solid. Better memory management than Windows XP or  
Vista. Simon Urbanek (and his collaborators) deserves a huge amount of  
thanks for the fine work he has done.

The R-Mac SIG is the place for mac-specific question, though:

https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac

> A colleague of mine indicated that
> everyone he knows with a Mac has problems with R.

He needs more sophisticated friends :-)

>
> What can you tell me about using R with a Mac.  What do I need to  
> download?

There is a section in the installation document:

http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-admin.html#Installing-R-under-Mac-OS-X



> I have downloaded the basic R package.

That is not exactly specific enough to advise whether you got the  
correct bundle for your machine. Be sure to read the installation  
document carefully. No shortcuts.

>
> Thanks,
>
> -- 
> Tiffany Kinder
> MS Student
> Department of Watershed Science
> Utah State University

David Winsemius, MD
West Hartford, CT