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Subject:Re: PC vs Mac From:Beth Friedman <bjf -at- WAVEFRONT -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 11 Dec 1998 20:24:50 -0600
In our previous episode, Emily Davidson said:
> I am just graduating from college and I want to invest in a new
> computer. I want to be able to learn things like Framemaker, Quark,
> and Robohelp on my own. My brother-in-law says everyone in the
> professional world uses Mac, so I should get a Mac and learn the Mac
> versions. I don't like Macs much (yes I have used them), and have no
> particular desire to own one. But if he's right and I really need to
> know Mac versions of software, then I'll get one and learn to like it.
It depends what you're planning to do. If you're doing technical
writing, get a PC. If you're planning on doing more in the way of
heavy graphics/DTP work, a Mac is probably the way to go.
Your brother-in-law is dead wrong about everyone using Macs. Graphic
artists uses them, but not many other people (in the business world).
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