Digital BW, The Print

Bravo, Carolyn!

Ron Erdody

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Carolyn Frayn 
<carolyn@u...> wrote:
> 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