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Re: Mac OSX [message #26983 is a reply to message #26980]

Tue, 09 October 2001 11:08

Noam R. Izenberg
Messages: 18
Registered: March 2001

Junior Member

Dick Jackson wrote:

> Does anyone else agree that PC and Unix IDL users *also* benefit from the
> fact that IDL reaches to the Mac platform? To my mind, knowing that code I
> develop on PC can (in general) run on Mac as well adds value to my work, and
> I'd think it reasonable to consider some of PC and Unix licence/maintenance
> fees as going to support Mac development.
>

Well, _I_ certainly agree. I did exactlythat last week. Wrote up a quick and dirty image proc
procedure for some calibration work on my Powerbook and ported it over to an HP system for use
there. Took just a few minutes. No question that multiple environments can and do benefit from one
another. So as long as you're not a dyed-in-the-wool Anti-Mac-er, other platform users comments to
RSI will almost certainly add additional weight.

And another thought. What other platforms would RSI/Kodak consider so marginal that having one
dedicated programmer and associated soft/hardware resources for development would be considered a
bad business risk?

I've sent my feelings to both RSI and Kodak, trying to explain (among other things) why I think the
decision was plain Bad Business. It was only pebble in the pond, but how else can you start making a
wave?

Noam

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		Re: Mac OSX By: K. Bowman on Tue, 09 October 2001 12:17
		Re: Mac OSX By: Noam R. Izenberg on Tue, 09 October 2001 11:08
		Re: Mac OSX By: Pavel A. Romashkin on Tue, 09 October 2001 10:54
		Re: Mac OSX By: Dick Jackson on Tue, 09 October 2001 10:44
		Re: Mac OSX By: Randall Skelton on Tue, 09 October 2001 09:49
		Re: Mac OSX By: Pavel A. Romashkin on Tue, 09 October 2001 09:24
		Re: Mac OSX By: Noam R. Izenberg on Tue, 09 October 2001 08:59
		Re: Mac OSX By: John-David T. Smith on Tue, 09 October 2001 08:02
		Re: Mac OSX By: Liam E. Gumley on Tue, 09 October 2001 07:26
		Re: Mac OSX By: Ian Dean on Tue, 09 October 2001 01:28
		Re: Mac OSX By: Pavel A. Romashkin on Mon, 08 October 2001 21:14
		Re: Mac OSX By: Randall Skelton on Mon, 08 October 2001 13:35
		Re: Mac OSX By: K. Bowman on Mon, 08 October 2001 10:59
		Re: Mac OSX By: K. Bowman on Mon, 08 October 2001 10:12
		Re: Mac OSX By: John-David T. Smith on Mon, 08 October 2001 09:57
		Re: Mac OSX By: Pavel A. Romashkin on Mon, 08 October 2001 09:19
		Re: Mac OSX By: Paul Woodford on Tue, 09 October 2001 19:44
		Re: Mac OSX By: Randall Skelton on Tue, 09 October 2001 13:55
		Re: Mac OSX By: John-David T. Smith on Tue, 09 October 2001 13:58
		Re: Mac OSX By: colinr on Wed, 10 October 2001 04:57
		Re: Mac OSX By: Dennis Boccippio on Fri, 12 October 2001 07:20
		Re: Mac OSX By: R.Bauer on Wed, 10 October 2001 00:34

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