Adobe Troubles (longer)

[Bob Richards]

Jerry,

I did not mean to ruffle any feathers. Both the Mac
and the Windows platforms have their places. And I am
sure that the decision by Scaled to use the Mac
platform was made by very careful consideration of all
the factors involved.

I also did NOT mean to say that selection of tools is
not important -- it is. What I was trying to say
(perhaps not so eloquently) is that JUST selecting the
best tools is no guarantee of success. How many
pattern flyers have been beat by someone flying
outdated equipment? IMHO, most contests have been won
by the person that spent the most money on fuel.

Bob R.

--- Jerry Budd <jerry at buddengineering.com> wrote:
> Hi Bob,
> 
> It's easy to say that Scaled would be just as
> successful if they were 
> using PCs instead of Macs, but they're not using
> PCs.  This is a 
> company that can use anything they want, yet their
> platform of choice 
> is a Mac (training wheels and all).
> 
> If you know Burt personally, you know he's not
> bashful about stating 
> his opinion.  Burt/Scaled has been pretty open about
> how their use of 
> Macs has saved them a great deal of time and money
> because of the 
> higher productivity gained by using Macs instead of
> PCs.  But that's 
> just their opinion, what would they know about it
> anyway?
> 
> I agree with your comment about will and
> determination, but your 
> comment about the selection of tools is off the
> mark.  Flight 
> test/research by it's very nature is a harsh
> business.  You make a 
> mistake and someone may die.  Picking the right tool
> can be just as 
> important as interpreting the data, use the wrong
> one and you get 
> answers that are wrong, or even no answers at all. 
> Anything you can 
> do to make the job easier helps, even if only to
> give you more time 
> to sit back and think about what you are doing,
> hopefully before you 
> do something dumb.  IMHO, most engineering mistakes
> are made when one 
> is in a hurry and struggling to get answers out. 
> Having a balky 
> computer certainly does not help the situation.
> 
> What does this have to do with Macs vs PCs?  Well,
> more than you'd 
> think.  The simple fact is that Macs rarely get in
> the road of 
> getting the work done, something that generally
> can't be said of PCs. 
> Look around, there is a not insignificant percentage
> of PC users who 
> have persistent problems with their PCs.  Macs have
> some issues too, 
> but they pale in scope and magnitude compared to the
> problems PCs 
> have.
> 
> Now I really don't care what computer anyone else
> chooses to use, 
> that's their business.  I just think it's
> interesting that so many 
> people with PCs seem to be so anxious to attack the
> concept that a 
> Mac might actually be a viable machine/OS.  The vast
> majority who 
> have tried both prefer the Mac (not all but most). 
> Go back and read 
> Randall Bearden's eMail on this topic, he makes some
> good points (and 
> like I, he's had both platforms).
> 
> I think it's time to end this thread.  Anybody want
> to debate the 
> merits of Futaba vs JR?   |-O
> 
> Thx, Jerry
> 
> 
> >IMHO, it all comes down to the application
> software.
> >Quirks in the OS can be overcome by the application
> >developer.
> >
> >The fact is that there are far more choices in
> >application software for the windows platform. Lots
> of
> >bad ones, lots of good ones. At least there are
> more
> >choices.
> >
> >As far as the remark about Scaled Composites using
> the
> >Mac platform, I don't really think anyone would say
> >that Scaled owes any of their successes to the Mac.
> >I'm sure they could have found application software
> >for the windows platform that would have given them
> >the same success they have achieved with the Mac.
> >
> >Come to think of it, Burt was designing successful
> >planes before either the Mac or Windows hit the
> >market. And his first sketches of the Voyager was
> by
> >hand on a table napkin.
> >
> >All of the best technology in the world will never
> >guarantee success. Success is about will and
> >determination, not about the selection of tools.
> >
> >Bob R.
> 
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