That should be "limited "to" IBM clone PC's". :-( Don
> -----Original Message----- > From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 11:20 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Very OT: Upgrading computer for digital > > > My experience is limited IBM clone PC's. > Mac's could very well have a longer useful life span. > > Don > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 10:44 AM > > To: pentax list > > Subject: Re: Very OT: Upgrading computer for digital > > > > > > On 20/11/04, Don Sanderson, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > > >The machine I am currently using I built 2-1/2 years ago. > > >It's not OLD, but it is nearly OBSOLETE. > > >Photoshop CS is almost more than it can handle. > > >In the case of photo work you need the things you listed > > >below plus: > > >As much RAM as the machine will hold and a nice fast extra > > >hard drive to use as a "scratch disk", this help PhotoShop > > >a lot! > > >Dual monitor support is very nice too. > > >(I can do PS on one and PDML on the other) ;-) > > > > My Photoshop workstation is a PowerMac G3 450 with 1GB RAM, 2 drives: > > 27GB and 140 GB that I bought used in 2002 for �400. It originally came > > with a 12 GB and 512Kb RAM, which I upgraded. It was used from new in > > 1999 by a graphics studio. It's still going strong. It's fairly > fast even > > in this day and age but showing it's age slightly - PS 7 takes > 16 seconds > > to open. I would like a new machine at some point but we run 4 Macs in > > the house and Rome was not built in one day ;-) > > > > <http://www.apple-history.com/frames/body.php?page=gallery&model=g3blue> > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > Cotty > > > > > > ___/\__ > > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > > _____________________________ > > > > > > >
