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From: bchurch@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Bob Church)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: //c vs 30 Macs
Keywords: //c
Message-ID: <1355@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU>
Date: 5 May 90 13:54:18 GMT
Organization: Ohio University CS Dept., Athens
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I had an interesting experience this week. I needed to create some
templates for an Arts History project. I needed large letters on a
black background which could then be turned into transparencies. I
wrote the paper at home in Appleworks on my //c. I then took it to 
work to use one of the Macs so that I could print it out on the 
Laserwriter.
I had to try three different macs to find one that would print.
It seems that the drivers keep crashing, at least in this particular
lab. Admittedly, I don't use the mac or Pagemaker that much
but I had two lab assistants who do helping me. I xfered the file 
into Macwrite with no problem. It took all morning to get what I 
wanted! Then, when I finally had it I found that a paragraph had
been dropped in the middle of the paper at a page break. The Mac 
people had all sorts of very nice explanations. It seems they get
a lot of practice at explaining lost papers, etc. Anyway, I went
home, pulled out Publish-IT!2 and had the whole thing done (including
printing) in less than 45 minutes.  The moral of the story? When you've
got a good thing stick with it till the smoke comes out.


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*   bob church  bchurch@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu                       *
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*  If economics isn't an "exact" science why do computers crash    *
*  so much more often than the stock market?                       *
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