Digital BW, The Print

Francis Ford writes:

> I use a mac and I know several photographers that want
> to stay in 9.2 classic, never mind that mac has
> finally turned its back on classic.All these guys are
> really mad that they have to learn a new operating
> system, an operating system that almost never
> crashes.When I was a kid I used to foul around with
> race cars.We were always trying something new.Today I
> don't mind getting new software every two weeks. I
> understand not wanting to buy new stuff all the
> time.but if it saves a lot of time,you know, time is
> money.Francis Ford

Some people see a computer as a tool, others see a computer as an end in
itself.  Those in the latter category often upgrade endlessly, since
they never actually do anything else with the machine and they are
mainly interested in twiddling with it.  Those in the former category
are better off never upgrading anything, since every upgrade
destabilizes a machine and risks bringing it down for hours or days, and
virtually no upgrades provide any useful or required new functionality.

In general, the more a business or individual depends on its computer
for work and play, the less frequently that computer gets updated or
upgraded.  Large production computer systems can be years behind the
times.