On 29 Nov 2005 at 3:52, keith_w wrote: > Bob Shell wrote: > > > > > On Nov 28, 2005, at 8:05 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: > > > >> "I, as well as every full-time career professional photographer I've > >> ever met, just happen to use Mac. > >> It's a given, just as Windows is for engineers and cubicle workers.
> At least, that's what I've experienced over the years of my professional > life. So, I'm in agreement with both Rob and Bob...that does seem to be > the way it works out in practice. Just to set the record straight I quoted direct from Kenny boys web site. However I think you are correct, decisions regarding equipment purchase in the vast majority of cases is determined primarily by bean counters in conjunction with network engineers. In industries where peer pressure dictates that you could not possibly be serious if you or your company use PCs then Macs are likely to abound (ie design houses). Working with pre-press facilities and designers opens ones eyes, a lot of the design work (brochures adverts etc) was done on Macs and some PCs but the grunt work behind the scenes in pre-press ie file serving, big graphics work (like replacing positionals with full res graphics and colour matching), trapping, imposition, ripping was mainly the domain of PCs and high end work-stations. The BS that Kenny wrote represents a truly blinkered view and is effectively misinformation that helps no one, particularly those less well informed, I guess that's what bothers me most. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
