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Re: [Digital BW] Re: I don't know a justification for CS in real photography

2005-03-07 by Carolyn Frayn

On 3/7/05 12:37 PM, "Anthony G. Atkielski" sent the following verbage:

> 
> 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.

 Your statement is nonsense.

> 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.

I guess they also don't cross the road to get to the other side.


> 
> 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.

Ditto, nonsense. If a press house isn't somewhat up to date I won't give
them my business. Never have I come across a business that is any farther
behind in upgrades to PS than one version. Equipment changes, software
advances change things, and our work flows are better off for it...

Carolyn

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