I still use both forms extensively. I have a development PC, which I am slowly de-commissioning and a dell laptop that is primarily used for off-site work.
My new development machine is actually a 2Gb 24" iMac (am awaiting delivery of the additional 2Gb). Apart from the big screen, the main reason why i bought this is the lact of wires. It has a single power cable, i have an Ethernet cable & an additional DVI cable for a 2nd screen. But no other wires (keyboard and mouse are wireless). Its got a built in cam for video conferencing, and built in speakers. Where my development pc had upto 15 different cables (power, additional monitors, speakers, keyboard mouse) the iMac makes my desk tidier. Oh yes and it looks good too. As a development experience, I am slowly beginning to lean towards the mac. Eclipse does not look as good/polish as it does on a PC. Expose & Spaces is very useful. But since I still need a lot of windows apps, which are installed in VMs. I could do with more RAM though Regards, J 2008/10/24 john fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > yeah, thanks, have that. Its much better than a couple of years ago. > Probably plenty good enough for a bushwhacker like me if I just took > some time with it. > J > > > Guy Morton wrote: > > Inkscape is a reasonable Illustrator-replacement, and it's free. > > > > > >

