This page is designed to help those trying to decide on which platform to buy or use for their computing needs.
While there may be a slight bias toward Macintosh--the platform used 5 of the 6 classrooms used in the CCSN Computer Graphic Program and preferred by the majority of those in the design industry--all efforts are made to provide information on both sides.

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Macintosh Advantages

75 Advantages of a Mac (PDF 1.7 MB) 52 pages, discusses 6 areas of advantages—ease of use, multimedia, internet, power, compatibility, value. Produced by Apple Computer Co., May 1997.
Go Figure (PDF 272K) 2 pages, facts and quotes about Apple facts. Apple Computer Co., Jan. 1997.
Personal Computer Satisfaction (PDF 408K) 14 pages, independent study of people who use both Macintosh and Windows 95 Computer. Apple Computer Co. 1996.
Why People Prefer Mac (PDF 816K) 37 pages, 41 people explain their point of view why they prefer Macintosh. Apple Computer Co. 1996.
Ten Reasons Why Graphics Professionals Need to Use Macintosh -- short and to the point

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Mac vs. PC Comparison

University of Toledo, Department of Art responds to that administration's plan to remove all non-PC platforms on that campus.

Macintosh News

• Apple has shown a profit in the last 7 quarters, the highest yet, the last quarter, made a $203 million profit.
• The company has $3 billion cash and has an inventory of 15 hours in its warehouses (Compaq, by comparison, has an inventory of 28 days)
• Nearly5,000 hardware and software products have been developed for the Mac in the last year alone; Over 13,000 total hardward and software products now exist.
• 33% of those who bought an iMac (a year old on August 15) are first-time computer buyers.
• Mac OS9 was announced to be released in October 1999.

Searching for ET

You’ll find Power Macs out in force in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence at Home project (SETI@home). In fact if you examine the numbers, you’ll see that a disproportionate share of the processing workload—relative to Apple’s share of the personal computer market—is borne by Power Mac computers.

Mac and the SuperComputer

For the benefit of computer history buffs, Apple’s association with supercomputers goes back to the company’s early days. Story has it that Seymour Cray—founder of Cray Research and father of several generations of supercomputers—heard that Apple had bought a Cray to simulate computer design. Cray was amused, remarking, “Funny, I am using an Apple to simulate the Cray-3.”

Army of Macintoshes

While Apple's recent commercial shows Army tanks protecting the new G4, Apples can now be found protecting the Army.

"...the Army has moved its web sites to a more secure platform. The Army had been using Windows NT and is currently using Mac OS servers running WebSTAR...

...the reason for choosing this particular server and software is that according to the World Wide Web Consortium, it is more secure than its
counterparts. According to the Consortium's published reports on its findings, Macintosh...is more secure than other platforms."
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