Re: FN-FORUM Why designers use MACS?!

date posted 9th July 2001 12:29

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Why designers use MACS?!I'm new, so I've missed most of this platform =
war, so sorry if I repeat something already said.
I always thought platform wars were started by non creative people, =
since I have worked on a Mac since 1991, when I started working in =
design. I wouldn't swap over to PC now just because the facilities =
always available on Mac are now available to the masses on PC. In 1994 I =
was forced to work on a PC using Corel Draw and Aldus Pagemaker for a =
couple of months. The problems with fonts and bureaus running out PC =
files to film for printing were just insurmountable. Also, filters run =
in Photoshop didn't work, since the PC had no floating point =
co-processor.

It's slightly different today, now that design is not limited to printed =
material, but is online as well. And the fact that the major programs =
are finally available on the PC to, AND that they PC can actually run =
them. To make sure there are no glitches, I just have a PC that I use to =
check any html done on the mac, to ensure that it still works just as =
well. Often the limitations on the PC (usually from CSS browser support, =
or the bad colour rendering) mean a few changes need to be made.

I wouldn't give up my Macs (I have 3) for the world. I'm not saying my =
PC is no good, but I sure as hell don't like it.

cheers,
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Why designers use MACS?!





I'm new, so I've missed most of this =
platform war,=20
so sorry if I repeat something already said.
I always thought platform wars were =
started by non=20
creative people, since I have worked on a Mac since 1991, when I started =
working=20
in design. I wouldn't swap over to PC now just because the facilities =
always=20
available on Mac are now available to the masses on PC. In 1994 I was =
forced to=20
work on a PC using Corel Draw and Aldus Pagemaker for a couple of =
months. The=20
problems with fonts and bureaus running out PC files to film for =
printing were=20
just insurmountable. Also, filters run in Photoshop didn't work, since =
the PC=20
had no floating point co-processor.
 
It's slightly different today, now that =
design is=20
not limited to printed material, but is online as well. And the fact =
that the=20
major programs are finally available on the PC to, AND that they PC can =
actually=20
run them. To make sure there are no glitches, I just have a PC that I =
use to=20
check any html done on the mac, to ensure that it still works just as =
well.=20
Often the limitations on the PC (usually from CSS browser support, or =
the bad=20
colour rendering) mean a few changes need to be made.
 
I wouldn't give up my Macs (I have 3) =
for the=20
world. I'm not saying my PC is no good, but I sure as hell don't like=20
it.
 
cheers,