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ms
Joined: 14 Apr 2004
Posts: 613
Location: Naples, Florida
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 Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 5:53 am Post subject: run, don't walk |
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Recently I acquired some new hardware that brought me up-to-date, at least in terms of Mac hardware. [Among the reasons that I love my Mac is the longevity factor]. I've waited a long time, watching the Blue and Whites go by, and the Mirror Drives, and a host of others. Recently, we have seen a mild return of work load, though nothing like the past, and I was able to do a little shopping at the Apple Store.
Not only did I get a new box, but I re-discovered drawing.
Seriously.
Powercadd running on a fast G5 is nothing short of a religious experience. I didn't realize- until now- how much I was avoiding the actual drawing process. I was just sick of waiting for redraws and slow menus and god knows what else [and she's not telling].
But PCX on a G5 is so productive that it has reclaimed the joy of drawing. It is so fast that you no longer find yourself planning the next series of drawing moves in terms of processor speed. If you need to zoom in, zoom out, scroll, whatever, you just do it and don't think about it. In short, the intuitive part of drawing is back.
And so is the joy. The joy I used to feel when sitting down at the drafting table has returned, along with an enthusiastic confidence in the tools.
People: run, don't walk. Get yourself a G5- get a rebuilt one, or steal one, or a new one- and run Powercadd on that puppy. It is, as they say, a whole other world.
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Derek
Joined: 13 Apr 2004
Posts: 565
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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| Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 7:39 am Post subject: |
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Amen.
I'm a recent convert having upgraded to a Dual 1.8 G5 at work. Even the Dual 1.45 G4 at home is a step up (or two..or six) from the 350 B&W G3 which is now a good door stop.
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Bill Stanley
Joined: 15 Apr 2004
Posts: 315
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| Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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Derek,
These computers have a shorter life span than ice cream in the Florida sunshine. Looking at the results one cannot tell that they have melted.
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