How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

[Yves Barbion]

Hi Rene,

I've seen people use FrameMaker on Mac, using Parallels (
http://www.parallels.com). But: seeing is not immediately believing for me,
so I'd advise you to borrow a Mac from one of your friends, install
Parallels, Windows and FrameMaker and all the other plug-ins, bells and
whistles and do some thorough hands-on testing first (if possible).

Good luck.

-- 
Yves Barbion • Managing Director Scripto • Adobe-Certified FrameMaker
Instructor
www.scripto.nu • skype: yves.barbion • T: +32 494 12 01 89


On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 3:51 PM, Rene Stephenson <rinnie1 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> My PC laptop is beaten up so badly it's barely stable anymore, so it's
> getting time to start the process of identifying the next workhorse for me.
> (Yes, I am rough on a laptop and rely on it very heavily. Any testimonials
> of your laptop successes are more than welcome!)
>
> I have gotten rather irritated with Microsoft since Vista came out, and I
> really am reluctant to get a new PC laptop due to it shipping with Vista and
> all the exponentially increased hassle factor that will entail. Frankly, I
> don't have time to spend 30 minutes per product just to load the software
> and get it functional by jumping through all the hoops required now. I "get"
> that it's piracy protection, and I "get" the concept and am not trying to
> circumvent any copyright laws, but it really just feels like my time and
> purse are being taxed because of other people's lack of ethics.
>
> I have some friends who have moved to the Mac platform for their laptops,
> and they swear by them. All the IT gurus I know swear by Unix/Linux and open
> source development. But, then I get the cold water splashing in the face:
> the majority of my computer use is work related, and the majority of that
> work is done in FrameMaker, and FM seems viable only in PC world.
>
> Am I missing something, or is this really the trap it seems to be? If I'm
> going to continue working with clients whose environment, architecture,
> workflow, and staffing all revolve around FrameMaker, am I forced to concede
> to all the baggage that comes with the PC world? Or is there a viable way to
> use FrameMaker on a new Apple laptop/notebook/etc., or on a Linux laptop,
> seamlessly with FM files saved by and shared with FM PC users? I can't risk
> hosing anything in these single-sourced shared-file environments...!
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
> Rene L. Stephenson
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