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<P><FONT size=2><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">Oh - I didn't know that about the
Intel model... that is fantastic!<BR>I'll let my manager know.<BR><BR>I have a
PC at home, but I also have an <EM><STRONG>ancient</STRONG></EM> iMac in
mothballs.<BR>I guess I'd have to upgrade the OS if I needed to fire it up
again. <BR><BR>I am hoping to do at least PART of this work at home -
<BR></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">so I was hoping it
could all be done on a PC. <BR><BR>As far as the advantages - the color issue
could very literally NOT be less important to me. <BR></FONT></FONT><FONT
size=2><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">We also have a tremendous firewall and virus
software here. <BR></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">The
amount of viruses we have to deal with here inside The Compound go from Rare to
Hardly Ever.<BR></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"><BR>
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<BR>original Message-----<BR>From: shrug-l-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us
[</FONT><A href="mailto:shrug-l-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS">mailto:shrug-l-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us</FONT></A><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS">] On Behalf Of Tim Spivey<BR>Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007
12:08 PM<BR>To: shrug-l@lists.dep.state.fl.us<BR>Subject: RE: shrug-l: GIS and
Mac<BR><BR>Nonie - a subject dear to my heart. (I've been using Macs since
1987)<BR><BR>If possible, I would get a new Intel-based model, the Intel Core
Duo, which is capable of running Windows as well as the Mac Operating
System.<BR>Then you should be able to transfer files from GIS in Windows to
Illustrator on the Mac side.<BR><BR>See </FONT><A
href="http://www.apple.com/getamac/windows.html"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS">http://www.apple.com/getamac/windows.html</FONT></A><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"> </FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">and </FONT><A
href="http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3513_7-6486371-1.html"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS">http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3513_7-6486371-1.html</FONT></A><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS">, </FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">and </FONT><A
href="http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/04/06/parallels/index.php?lsrc=mwtoprs"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><A
href="http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/04/06/parallels/index.php?lsrc=mwtoprss">http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/04/06/parallels/index.php?lsrc=mwtoprs</FONT></A><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS">s</A><BR><BR>Or at least get VirtualPC for a non-Intel Mac,
so you can run Windows on the Mac in emulation mode. A bit slower, but still
usable.<BR><BR>To me, trying to output GIS projects, Mac's superior color
handling is a major advantage. The old acronym "WYSIWYG" means "what you see
(on<BR>screen) is what you get (from the printer)".<BR><BR>Also, you can go on
the internet with the Mac operating system and avoid 99.9% of the viruses out
there, not to mention being safer from hackers.<BR><BR>Contrary to the popular
myth, Macs are not just for graphics, as the scientific and musical community
can testify. After 8 hours in the Windows world at work, I hug my Mac when I get
home.<BR><BR>I'll stop ranting now ...<BR>Tim Spivey<BR>Tift
County<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From:
shrug-l-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us<BR>[</FONT><A
href="mailto:shrug-l-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us"><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS">mailto:shrug-l-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us</FONT></A><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS">] On Behalf Of Nonie Castro<BR>Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007
11:38 AM<BR>To: shrug-l@lists.dep.state.fl.us<BR>Subject: shrug-l: GIS/Adobe
Illustrator combination<BR><BR>Oh - one more VERY important question that I
forgot to ask...<BR>The people in Graphics are insisting that I need a Mac to
run the Adobe CS3.<BR><BR>What do you all use?<BR>Are you on a Mac?<BR>What do
you recommend?<BR><BR>Thank you,<BR>Nonie Castro<BR>GIS Specialist<BR>Cox Target
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