garethace Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 http://www.macbidouille.com/news-2003-05-05.php#5440 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Hess Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Btw, A variety of net sources are stating this information is incorrect. They're stating 2.4/2.53B P4's being about equiv to a 1.4. Though I can't confirm that information without being shot. Either way, its a hella of a lot faster then a Dual G4 . Btw, we need some sort of paging system, I see you floating online gare . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethace Posted May 6, 2003 Author Share Posted May 6, 2003 Just saw the MAC end to the new system thread below, i particularly liked that touch of the Microsoft optical mouse on the MAC. Nothing quite like that sort of statement to piss off the real mac nuts out there. I bit like in full metal jacket, when joker went around wearing a peace sign on his helmet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Hess Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Just saw the MAC end to the new system thread below, i particularly liked that touch of the Microsoft optical mouse on the MAC. The dumbest thing about mac's is the fact that the right mouse menu is STILL THERE. They just don't come with two button mice. Its the stupidiest thing I've ever seen. I just throw away the mac mice and replace them with m$ mice the second they come into work. If your on a mac with a single button mouse, click while pressing ctrl or whatever the mac equivilant is. You'll see the right mouse button menu pop up. Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethace Posted May 6, 2003 Author Share Posted May 6, 2003 If your on a mac with a single button mouse, click while pressing ctrl or whatever the mac equivilant is. You'll see the right mouse button menu pop up. Tell me about it, i sometimes do that as a reflex CTRL-press mouse button action while i am working with PHotoshop on a windows machine now. That is two years after i have ceased using MACs for PHotoshop. I spent alot of time using MicroStation, FormZ, Vectorworks and 2D CAD software on the MAC - those were the days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingo Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Its much easier (and better IMHO), you just hold the mouse button and the menu pops up automaticly. But who uses a mouse anyway, a Wacom with a pen is my "mouse" for now at least five years; my wrist thanked for that move. Why use a brick when you can use a pen ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethace Posted May 6, 2003 Author Share Posted May 6, 2003 My wrist is actually telling me the very same at this particular moment. Thanks for agreeing with my wrist Ingo. orangeno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david whiting Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Ingo I'm thinking of getting a wacom tablet for my photoshop work but wasn't sure how much I'd use it for ACAD and 3DS work. It sounds like you're using it for everything! Please comment on it's use with acad & 3DS and what size tablet you recommend Thanks David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingo Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Hi David, youre right that i use the tablett for everything on my Mac, that said i cant comment on ACAD or 3DS. But i use FormZ and Lightwave, and Vectorworks or Microstation and can say that its a lot easier to work with than with a mouse or trackball. In the beginning the only way to get used to it is to unplug your mouse, so youre forced to work with it. I have an A5 Wacom (6x9 ?), nearly the size of a large mousepad. I first had a larger A4 rablett but that doesn't worked well, so i tried the smaller one. And as a Mac user with a one button mouse i dont miss or use any of the buttons, you have two of them on the Wacom pen. It takes some time to get used to it, but than you and your wrist wont miss the mouse. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david whiting Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Thanks Ingo I'll do some more homework. Sounds like I'd have to 'bite the bullet' and throw away my mouse which has become a natural reflex for me. Anyone successfully using the Wacom tablet and pen with ACAD and 3DS? David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethace Posted May 6, 2003 Author Share Posted May 6, 2003 Thanks alot Ingo, i would also just like to add that wacom's own website has some very sauve flash animations about the features of its artpad ranges and pens, explaining how it can be used with photoshop etc, etc. Wacom also have a very good forum also, for posting queries etc., etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethace Posted May 12, 2003 Author Share Posted May 12, 2003 That is VERY good to hear and encouraging news for someone like myself who can really over do the strain on my mouse hand alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 I no longer use a mouse on my computer, I don't even have one plugged in. I use a 6x8 Wacom at home and work. I have used them for two years now, Max modeling mainly, I haven't suffered from RSI since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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