Re: Macs and PCs; WP vs. MS-Word Domenica G. Pappas 06 May 2000 00:46 EST

At 11:11 AM 05/05/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>Hm, I distinctly remember being told in 1989 at a MacWorld conference that
>very soon, we would never have any problems with "Mac vs PC"
>issues.  "Everything will be transparent," said the experts.  ;)
>
>I agree with Rusty.  If ERA represents a "final frontier" in research
>administration, then personal computer preference (Mac vs PC) represents
>something of a final frontier within ERA.  I had major problems at my
>previous institution where we ran into proposal submission glitches due to
>incompatibilities (i.e. proposal preparer had a Mac, but proposal reviewer
>had a PC, etc) right before deadline.  Since proposal submission can be
>tense enough as it is, it's extremely valuable to have ways of making those
>incompatibilities disappear quickly.
>
>Perhaps these two separate yet related issues (personal computer
>preference; and how to vanquish Mac vs PC incompatibilities) might be
>appropriate for a panel discussion or workshop at one of the major research
>conferences.
>Sincerely,
>Glenn
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>Glenn Krell BA, CRA
>Director, Research Proposal Development
>Illinois Institute of Technology
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>At 12:15 PM 5/4/00 -0400, you wrote:
>>Debbie,
>>I hate to disagree with you, but I think all of us could benefit from your
>>open  "discussions" of Mac vs. PC.  I think many of us would appreciate
>>factual and unbiased discussions which will assist us in deciding whether or
>>not we should provide service to our faculty on both platforms.
>>
>>I also would be very interested why you prefer WP over MS-Word.  In asking
>>around my area, I have sensed that the reason most who prefer WP do so
>>because they like the patented "reveal codes" feature of that product.
>>(MS-word does have a similar feature albeit perhaps not as comprehensive or
>>well known.)
>>
>>Most that prefer MS-Word like the compatability with a large number of other
>>programs,especially the Office Suite, the ease in document conversions and
>>the universal acceptance factor among others.  Your thoughts would be
>>appreciated.
>>Sincerely,
>>Rusty Okoniewski, Interim Director
>>IFAS Sponsored Programs
>>University of Florida
>>G022 McCarty Hall-D
>>PO Box 110110
>>Gainesville, FL 32611-0110
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>>Fax: (352) 392-8479
>>E-mail: xxxxxx@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu
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>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org]On Behalf
>>Of Deborah (Debbie) L. Smith
>>Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 10:00 AM
>>To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
>>Subject: Re: Macs and PCs
>>
>>
>>Evelyn--
>>
>>Please send me your direct e-mail address so we can "chat" without bothering
>>the rest of the list.
>>
>>I think most of our folks use Word . . . although I liked Word Pefect
>>better, myself.
>>
>>Debbie
>>
>>xxxxxx@utmem.edu
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org]On Behalf
>>Of Deborah (Debbie) L. Smith
>>Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 10:00 AM
>>To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
>>Subject: Re: Macs and PCs
>>
>>
>>Evelyn--
>>
>>Please send me your direct e-mail address so we can "chat" without bothering
>>the rest of the list.
>>
>>I think most of our folks use Word . . . although I liked Word Pefect
>>better, myself.
>>
>>Debbie
>>
>>xxxxxx@utmem.edu
>>
>>
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