Digital BW, The Print

Thanks Antonis.  I can see this group is going to help me move up the 
learning curve with less trial and error than going it alone.

Brad

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 In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "antonisphoto" 
<antonisphoto@y...> wrote:
> 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