I think that's an excellent summary Fernando !
...Wayne
>
> woah! - I'm lucky I got to sleep some 6 hours since my last post ....
>
> Yes there seems to be three different issues (or four is you introduce
> 'shades of film vs. digital').
>
> 1- The monitor Joel bought and calibration strategies.
> 2- this led to a Mac <-> PC 'whisper', on which I said _no_ to an iMac
> "toaster", but maybe yes to Mini / Pro models.
> 3- I commented both on the Spyder2Express and the Spyder3Elite
> devices, and the current madness I was going through while attempting
> to use my WD Passport / My Book HDD - both HDD are thought to work
> either on Apple or Windows computers, regardless cable length.
> 4- I feel like chuckling a little, as partially I agree with anyone
> who wrote on this point. Why so? I'm a most ignorant individual on
> computers, and deep inside I don't like any. I began using the old
> MacOS 6, 7, 8, and 9 - I got quite acquainted with them, and during
> those years I was convinced that were far superior than the
> contemporary Windows machines. I would have stopped using computers,
> but life led me to start using my OM gear again, which led me to buy a
> scanner with a powerful XP attached. Yes I believe I had to look under
> the hood several times, which led me to look under the hood of Apple
> computers too: both are toasters.
> 5- Two main factors led my love for Apple toasters to die: a)
> contemporary Apple machines are not what they used to be, both on the
> hardware and software sides of the coin. b) I met the 'new wave' of
> Apple 'MacOS X youngster generation of users' - this would not apply
> to anyone here, but I felt a deep disgust.
>
> Finally, I hope I can make my new WD HDD to work without Maxwell
> Smart. I really wish I could make it work more or less the same I used
> to do with my old SCSI disks. Shall have to look under the hood again,
> good thing on this is that complex things remain complex, no matter
> how simple or elegant the Armani suit: a well dressed human body needs
> to eat, to breathe, to go to the bathroom several times a day, all in
> order to work properly.
>
> Peace
>
> Fernando.
>
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