Digital BW, The Print

Brad,

I only know the Mac, but some of your questions apply to both platforms: Get 
as much RAM as you can afford and allocate as much as possible to 
Photoshop. Also, make sure Photoshop runs it's scratch disc on a partition or, 
ideally, a separate fast drive.

Photoshop 6 has much better color managment implementations and allows 
for previews. Also has a bunch of web related tools. You may want to read 
specs at adobe.com.  I'd say the upgrade is absolutely worth it - but your 
mileage may vary.

Antonis

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "bradbboyd" <bradbboyd@y...> 
wrote:
> Hello - I've been dabbling in scanning and printing in B&W for a 
> couple of years.  I have an Epson 5000 and recently purchased a 1280 
> that I plan to use with MIS Quadtones.
> 
> I'm running Photoshop 5.5 on Windows 98 with a Pentium III 550MHz 
> chip and 256MB RAM.  I plan to upgrade/rebuild my system and would 
> appreciate any advice on what I should go to.  
> 
> Has anyone tried Windows XP and what are its advantages?  
> 
> Should I go Pentium 4 or AMD?  
> 
> How much RAM is ideal/sensible?
> 
> What are the advantages of Photoshop 6 vs 5.5?
> 
> Thanks in advance for your input.  I've already enjoyed reading 
> previous postings.
> 
> Brad Boyd - Portland OR