On Thu, 21 Nov 2002, Cotty wrote: > I only ever bought two new Macs. The rest have all been second hand, it > helped cut the cost dramatically. Even so, it's when you realise how easy > it is to set up color calibration using the built in ColorSync software, > that the value of the Macintosh comes into its own.
The question is, can I figure out a way to pair my NeXT 21" monitor to the Mac SE 30 or whatever it is I have collecting dust in my closet... (it was meant to be a fish tank, once) > If you know and get along fine with PCs but are thinking of changing to a > Mac, you're probably better of staying with a PC. If you don't know sod > all about computers but are wanting to join the digital colour age, I > would say go for the Mac. They were made for buffoons like me with too > much money to spare! :-) I've always said that the Apple hardware was infinitly better than anything in the x86 world.. In my case, as I said, I'm tired of futzing with Windows, and I'm really tired of putting out effort to make something work in a unix when I'm not getting paid for it. > Seriously, I wouldn't buy a brand new computer ever again, Mac or PC. Too > much of a waste. The used market is full of great stuff to be had at a > real bargain. PCs are mind numbingly easy to build if you care enough, and the Dells of the world are happily giving us $500 computers with more than enough snot to do anything but appeal to the egofreaks who need top end. > Hmm, this sorta went off at a tangent, didn't it. Apologies. Its quite alright. > (Disclaimer: Of course, your mileage may vary, but this was my > experience). I've actually bought a collection of used workstations, which tend to start their lives as tremendously expensive and end up cheap. Thinking of the list, there's two Sun Sparc IPXes, two Sun Sparc 10s, one DEC AlphaStation 4/233, and the NeXT Turbocolour. -- http://www.infotainment.org <-> more fun than a poke in your eye. http://www.eighteenpercent.com <-> photography and portfolio.
