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In article <trippmg-0101961558130001@192.0.2.1>, trippmg@netcom.com (Tripp
Goldsberry) wrote:

: You people are high.  We produced a 150 page law journal (black & white
: with grayscale photos) on a Quadra 650 8/250 with a 19" grayscale monitor
: with no problems.  Just two years ago the a Q800 was considered top end. 
: Now you can't do DTP work on it?  Non-sense.  Sure, if you are talking

I think the person who asked the question didn't give enough information
about what kind of DTP he/she wanted to do.  DTP can mean anything from
the little flyers my mother does on her SE with Microsoft Works, or the
high-end 24-bit Photoshop imaging I do on my 8100 with 64 megs of physical
RAM.  Black and white obviously takes less resources.  Basic color work a
little more.  If you're getting into heavy color photo work (like magazine
work) nothing but the best will do (and sometimes even then...).

Basic advice: spend as much as you can now, get as much RAM as you can
stand and plan to upgrade later.  Considering the prices, I'd consider a
PPC to be the least I'd go for.  If you're looking for a cheaper 040,
consider a reconditioned Mac for considerably less money than the
performas (which come bundled with a monitor that will be too small for
any serious DTP and a bunch of software that's great for a household, but
nothing for a designer).  You can also buy direct from someone, but used
Mac dealers can be found in the back of any Macintosh magazine, they ship,
take credit cards and offer limited warrantees.

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