Re: Re: Automating creation of eBooks in Mobipocket format
Marion Gropen <[email protected]>
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On Apr 30, 2008, at 5:55 PM, A. Lefkowitz wrote:
> In today's world, regardless of operating system you prefer,
> having a Windows machine is a necessity. There are windows
> emulators available for linux, but the performance hit may not be
> to your liking.
Oh, I disagree.
There are some things that Mac machines don't do well (large scale
accounting systems for companies above the $10 million/year range,
perhaps).
There are some things that CAN'T be done on anything like a Windows
or Mac.
Most of the time, though, you can do pretty well with whatever OS
suits your fancy.
As for my credentials in this area: I started out in physics in the
80s, programming on machines that ranged from the ones with punch
cards to the room-sized ones with spinning tape drives. I've worked
on boxes with a range of OS including DOS, Classic Mac, Mac OSX,
Windows (in various flavors including NT, but not Vista), and a
number of truly archaic IBM systems.
IMNHO, it's like accounting software, or shoes -- you have to pick
the ones you feel comfortable with, because if they pinch, it's awful.
Marion Gropen
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