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Subject:Re: Mac laptops and Tech Comm From:Craig Cardimon <craig -dot- cardimon -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> Date:Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:03:45 -0500
I had no idea about the double-booting. Seems like the Mac is rather more
versatile than the venerable PC.
On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> wrote:
> If a firewire port is the only issue, just shop for a PC that has one. If
> you want to be able to run Mac apps and still work with Windows tech comm
> apps, Macs can be dual-booted to run Windows with no performance hit since
> they now use Intel processors.
>
> Gene Kim-Eng
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Cardimon" <
> craig -dot- cardimon -at- gmail -dot- com>
>
> I might be in the market for a laptop one of these years, and I am
>> starting
>> to think a Mac might be a better investment, but I need to be able to do
>> technical writing on it.
>>
>
>
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Cordially,
Craig Cardimon -- "The Duct Tape Writer"
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