Re: Macs and PCs; WP vs. MS-Word Glenn Krell 05 May 2000 11:11 EST
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 ======================= Glenn Krell BA, CRA Director, Research Proposal Development Illinois Institute of Technology 3300 South Federal Street, M/B 301 Chicago, Illinois 60616 312-567-7141 (voice) 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 >G022 McCarty Hall-D >PO Box 110110 >Gainesville, FL 32611-0110 >Telephone: (352) 392-2356 >Fax: (352) 392-8479 >E-mail: xxxxxx@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu >Visit IFAS Sponsored Programs Homepage > http://grants.ifas.ufl.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 > > >-----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 > > >====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") >====================================================================== ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================