Having read the great PC vs Mac debate going on here, I thought I'd throw in my two cents worth on the whole matter. The whole issue of who's computer is best comes down (really) to personal preferences. Personally I have never understood the appeal of a Mac, and I've owned computers since the heyday of the Trash System 80s. But to each his or her own. It would certainly be nice if BD were to offer its customers the option of Windows, Mac, BeOS or Linux, but that seems unlikely in the extreme. I seriously doubt BD would invest the development time required, because the expense would not justify it. And don't hold out for a Java-based CellQuest - the list of Java applications that "run anywhere" are very few indeed. Java may someday be capable of such feats, but for now it is far to sluggish to handle real-time acquisition on a cytometer. The biggest advantage to me for using a Mac instead of a PC on the Calibur is that no one (here anyways) will be using it for anything other than FACS. :^) Douglas S. Reed, Ph.D. Department of Aerobiology and Product Evaluation Division of Toxinology & Aerobiology U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases 1425 Porter St. Ft. Detrick Frederick, MD 21702 (301) 619-6728 voice (301) 619-2541 fax doug.reed@det.amedd.army.mil
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