atw: Re: New Software for Documentation Department

Thanks Micheal, all points duly noted.

So far stability hasn't been an issue, but I've only been using Word, Excel, 
and IE. Word only crashed once in two weeks!

I'm sure this will change when I get some other resource hungry programs 
running at the same time.

Regards
John Bennett
Electronic Navigation Ltd
Email: john@xxxxxxxxx
Phone: +64 9 373 5595
Fax: +64 9 379 5655
Web: www.enl.co.nz

On Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:50:36 +1000, Michael Edward Granat wrote
> Just a word of caution first, John B.
> 
> (Hope I am not teaching you to suck eggs here.)
> The PC is not a Mac and, if you are used to working
> exclusively in a Mac environment, which gives you WYSIWYG,
> it is going to be quite a transition to what I call
> WYGINWWAF (What You Get Is Not What Was Asked For or
> "wigginwaf") WinDoze way of working.
> 
> You will no longer have a system that is PostScript from
> display to page (the way that Macs used to be, at least)
> and you do not get anything like the same kind of controls
> over or accuracy of images on the PC.
> 
> Things might seem faster on the PC, but will be far less
> reliable than on the Mac.
> 
> Just be sure to back up your work regularly and allow
> contingencies in your estimates for moments of
> brain burnout.
> 
> ....and remember, "TrueType" is not.
> 
> That said, I use the PC every day and it is the devil I
> know and now quite like, but coming around to this state
> of mind after working with an intuitive computer (for me,
> the Amiga) takes some personal mental adjustment.
> 
> Best of luck.
> 
> HTH.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Michael
> 
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> ----- Message from johnbennett@xxxxxxxxxxx ---------
>     Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:46:39 +1200
>     From: John Bennett <johnbennett@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: atw: Re: New Software for Documentation Department
>       To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> > Many thanks to you all for the time and effort put into your replies.
> >
> > There seems to be a general consensus that the functions available with a
> > single sourcing package like AuthoIT do not readily cover the flexibility 
in
> > layout and design of a DTP package like InDesign.
> >
> > I am brand new to the single sourcing environment, but have been using a 
DTP
> > package (QuarkXpress on a mac with Illustrator and Photoshop) to produce 
data
> > sheets and manuals for the past nine years.
> >
> > I think initially I will go with the Adobe CS2 package, as I will get 
vector
> > and graphic software I am familiar with. I don't think the transition from
> > Quark to InDesign should be too difficult. I may try GoLive as the Help 
and
> > webpage editor, but that isn't an immediate worry. If I get in quick with 
CS2
> > they might let me get AuthorIT at a later stage. It looks like the PC I 
have
> > will need a series upgrade to match the system requirements for CS2.
> >
> > Any other recommendations will be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Regards
> > John Bennett
> > Electronic Navigation Ltd
> > Email: john@xxxxxxxxx
> > Phone: +64 9 373 5595
> > Fax: +64 9 379 5655
> > Web: www.enl.co.nz
> >
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