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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Director, Research Proposal Development
Illinois Institute of Technology
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Chicago, Illinois 60616
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312-567-7517 (fax)
email: xxxxxx@iit.edu

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
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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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