[Leica] Re: Re: Nikon Coolscan and VueScan 1.4 imaging software

[Jim Brick <jimbrick@photoaccess.com>]

To "quote" a famous LUGger,

	"Oh, God, here we go again.  I just urge that before anyone weighs in
on this matter he or she checks the archives and the LUG FAQ page in advance
of passing gas at one another over the use of UV filt, er, strike that...
Mac vs PC.  Can we simply
leave it at, "some of us do use them and some of us don't"?"


At 01:45 PM 4/7/99 -0500, Henry Ambrose wrote:
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>Just because large organizations dump Macs for PCs doesn't mean that 
>they're "better"
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>I promise you that Macs are more "cross-platform compatible" right out of 
>the box. Networking is not a factor either. Unless you're trying to 
>interface some cludgy windows program thats not made to work with 
>anything else. As for files between machines, its simply a matter of 
>deciding on a common format.
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>In the larger prepress world  Macs do the vast majority of design and 
>image processing. This does not mean that PCs can't. Its just that Macs 
>did it better earlier. They are the standard.
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>If a "PC only" person is your MIS manager you're gonna get PCs jammed in 
>your throat, but not because they're better.
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>I strongly suggest that any individual desiring to enter the digital 
>imaging world look at how most experienced folks do it.  you'll most 
>likely see Macs at their finger tips. Heck, Mac users had a graphical 
>user interface when PCers were still looking at green word processor 
>screens and typing in DOS prompts.
>
>Computers are tools. Some are just better tools for some jobs.  
>Kind of like an M6 and an F5.
>
>If you want to do imaging work buy a MAC.
>
>Henry Ambrose
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