Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/12
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From: Jim Brick, INTERNET:jim@brick.org
To: Lucien_vD , 100774,527
Date: Jeu 12 F=E9v 1998, 17:18
RE: Re: [Leica] OFF TOPIC: Advice on Computer
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Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 08:16:17 -0800
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From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Subject: Re: [Leica] OFF TOPIC: Advice on Computer
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At 07:00 PM 2/11/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Hello Luggers,
>
>I recently purchased a computer for the purpose of getting into the
"digital
>darkroom", as well as general use. I am having second thoughts about my=
>purchase and I would like to hear what those of you who are digitally
>manipulating Leica images, think. The computer I bought was a DELL,
300MHz,
>Pentium II, 64MB RAM, 8.4GB HD, 8MG Video Board. The monitor is a 1200H=
S,
>17.9" Viewable Image, DP .26, and a max reolution of 1600x1200. The
printer
>is an Epson Photo Stylus. These numbers do not mean a whole lot to me,
but
>I'm thinking they probably do to many of you. =
>
>I don't want to wake up Saturday morning wishing that I had sent my box =
of
>Pentium chips back to the factory. Any advice that can be offered by
Friday
>would sure be appreciated by this 'ole lugger. TIA!
>
>Norman =
>BERINGIA
Norman,
Your machine should do just fine for digital work. With one exception. Yo=
u
do not have nearly enough memory. Think about at least 128meg, better yet=
,
256meg. Photoshop will use disk as swap memory when manipulating pixels i=
f
you don't have enough ram. This is real S-L-O-W. Memory is cheap. 32meg f=
or
$60. The best improvement investment you can make. Also, the ads for
various processors and their speeds are misleading. Remember, it's
advertising. Windows NT and a 300mhz pentium, and plenty of memory, will
run photoshop at light speed.
Jim
ps... your HD, video card, printer, and monitor, are great. You'll have
fun. =