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I don't claim to be an expert on either PCs or Macs, but I have
had a little experience with both. In the early 1980s I bought my
first computer - an Apple II. That wouldn't handle my work, so I
moved up to an Apple III - had to get all new software because
the II and the III weren't compatible. Went along with that for
awhile, and bought another - don't remember which one it was, but
again none of the software was compatible. Got upset because
whenever something minor went wrong it required a service person.
Then to the PC in the mid 1980s. Started again with new software
for the old 8088. Did most of the work on the old XT myself and
over a period of time upgraded to a 286, 386, and 487. Still
using some of the first software I purchased. Love the forward
compatibility.
Since I am in the publishing business was convinced that to get
the quality I needed for DTP (before Windows 3.1 came about) that
I had to have a Mac. Bought the Mac for what I could have gotten
about 4 PCs for and got some high end software. Mac comes out
with System 7 and much of that software won't work. Sold the Mac
to some poor sucker who think's it is wonderful. He has deep
enough pockets so he doesn't mind those $55 per hour service
calls to fix a minor problem or the fact he must pay four prices
for various add-ons.
Had an eyeopener recently at a Sytex seminar. One of the
architects of the Mac system (no longer with Apple) gave us some
interesting information. There are about 27 PCs being used for
DTP for every Mac. The system of choice (except for high end
color work) in the publishing and packaging industry is the PC.
That in a year or two it isn't going to make any difference
whether your platform is Windows, Mac, Unix, or Bevo - you will
be able to switch between one and the other as easy as you can
between DOS and Windows now (he didn't say whether or not we
would have those devious IAE's - but then I had my share of
"bombs" with my Mac).
I make a pretty good living in the printing and publishing
business and do all of my typesetting on either a 386/40 or a
486/66. Have yet to have the first customer complain about the
quality of the work they receive from me. After all, beauty is in
the eye of the beholder.
I sit in front of my PC from about 3am to about 7pm and I love
it. I sat in front of my Mac a couple of hours a day and I hated
it. I have learned, however, not to get into conversations
relating to religion, politics, abortion, or Mac vs PC. There is
no way you can win and all you do is make enemies. I don't need
any more enemies, so as far as I am concerned, if the Mac turns
you on, that's wonderful. Just don't try to sell me on it.
After all this drivel, I have a problem. If you love the Mac and
know how to program in that "language?", I need a simple
stand-alone database program written for the Mac. It took a
morning to do the one for the PC, but I can't find anyone in this
area who can clone my PC database (written in Clarion
Professional) for the Mac, and there are a few printers out there
who only have a Mac. The closest I have come to finding a Mac
programmer was one I was referred to in California. He estimated
that it would take a couple of weeks of his time at $150 per
hour. My pockets aren't that deep and I don't need a programmer
who takes a couple of weeks to do a day's job. If anyone knows of
a reasonably priced Mac programmer that need's the better part of
a day's work, I would like to get in touch with him.
Cy Stapleton
The Printer
3198 S. John Redditt Dr.
Lufkin, Texas 75904
(409) 637-7468
FAX (409) 637-1480
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