Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Antonis 
Ricos" <antonisphoto@y...> wrote:

>>I'm waiting patiently (not very) until Bowhaus writes the 
>>software for PC.
> 
>I know.... I think there are a lot of people waiting! But bowhaus 
>needs to work out any fixes first before they start porting to other
 
>OSs. "Real" user feedback is what they need,  besides us beta 
>testers. Meanwhile, for those brave enough to buy an old Mac 
>as a (USB) print server, it's good to know that OS 8.6 and 9 and 
>IJC will run on machines as old as the 8500 (probably dirt 
>cheap now, even with a USB card). 

Speaking as someone working with a trio of just-prior-to-G3 
Macs (with a slightly cranky iMac as the sole exception), and 
working primarily with OS 8.6, I was quite gratified to hear that 
Bowhaus obviously recognized that there is a sizable group of 
people doing serious work on this end of the Macintosh platform, 
and, once I've given the free download a thorough evaluation, I'll 
likely be putting my money (what there is of it at the moment) 
where my OS is and purchase IJC. (And, by the way - the pre-G3, 
PCI-based Power Macs are the most upgradable machines 
Apple produced, and are wonderful for digital imaging work. And, 
indeed, dirt cheap - I have a 9600 awaiting some tweaks right 
now).

- Barrett