Point/counterpoint: the debate continues with rebuttals and further accusations
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An ongoing debate over the best platform for desktop publishing focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of the PC and the Macintosh. Arguments favoring the PC include the formatting and layout capabilities of Clipboard and theVGA-compatible standard SVGA drive. The PC's on-screen image quality is higher, and cross-platform transfers are accomplished without difficulty. The PC also gives the user an evolving and well-linked interface. Criticisms of the PC include the inconsistent results regarding Clipboard's use, SVGA failure, and poor memory and font management. Praise for the Mac includes its typographic and color fidelity features, which are unavailable on the PC; superior applications; fewer crashes; and better memory management. The Mac interface and font management system are of a higher quality and are more effective than the PC's. Mac detractors cite the machine's cross-platform transfer limitations and its single mouse button.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1995
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Mac vs. PC: a passionate platform debate
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The Macintosh is a more effective platform than the IBM PC for desktop publishing because of its superior design and performance. It is distinguished from the PC by better standards, software and fewer errors and systems failures. The PC crashes often and is plagued by bad software - Windows is a memory hog and offers no way to minimize the problem - and it also has a limited number of ports, in fact it offers no SCSI port. In addition, it is deficient with regard to memory control and memory release unlike the Macintosh, which allows users to discard systems extensions and release memory correctly. The higher price of the Macintosh is a reflection of its worth since the user benefits from the machine's reliability and quality.
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Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1995
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A passionate platform debate
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The IBM PC offers a number of advantages to the user compared to the Macintosh, including more powerful and diversified software options and easier hardware installation once Windows 95 is released. Software used on the PC delivers more value with more features, higher quality and greater power. The PC has markedly better screen resolution and automatic memory management, which decreases the intensity and frequency of crashes. The PC is also more efficient with its keyboard shortcuts, better font management and selection of mouse buttons. In addition, the PC offers an evolving interface and better windows, which are more flexible and do not get in the way of each other. Finally, Windows comes with longer on-site warranties.
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Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1995
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