Re: Macs in Astronomy Updated; Canon 20D under Mac & Windows

From: Mark (markpippin_at_email.com)
Date: 03/01/05 

Date: 28 Feb 2005 17:07:34 -0800

Given your self-documented record of difficulty in properly configuring
and using a Windows-based PC (which remarkably enough seems to have
been removed from the current incarnation of your site), I am not
surprised that you find Windows to be less stable OS.

Mark

Davoud wrote:
> Chris L Peterson:
> > I use all three. I personally find the Windows machines the most
stable
> > as workstations...
>
> You could be the only person in the world that has ever said that. As
a
> consultant to both Mac and Windows users, I would be interested to
know
> what kind of instability you are seeing on the Mac, and what software
> packages are causing the instability. (I see a lot of Macs, and I've
> never seen an unstable one running OS X. My experience -- others
> consultants may have different experiences -- is that with Mac users
I
> spend time showing them little tricks to get the most out of their
> software, while most of the time I spend with Windows users is
devoted
> to finding out why their software and peripherals don't work. And, of
> course, dealing with viruses and spyware.)
>
> Davoud

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