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I write novels and short stories, use Photoshop edit photos, and browse the web. I have used Pages, which is a proprietary file structure only found on Apple devices. That said I've also used Microsoft Word in the past, and have had to convert from older to newer formats. I could convert Pages to another file format, but as was pointed out I would have to do it file by file since Apple makes that difficult to do en masse. Scrivener exists on Windows and Mac platforms. So does Photoshop. The fact is that I am essentially cross platform already; it's not the software.

It's the devices.

I like Apple equipment, and compared to dealing with top of the line Windows machines, it's been relatively carefree. Apple equipment is so long lasting, even with their incredibly long support periods, they obsolesce before they wear out. I have worn out plenty of Dell machines; I know the difference. Amortized over the life of the machine, Apple devices are cost-effective.

This isn't to say I didn't go through my home brew phase. Personal computers, and by this I mean IMSAI and Altair, appeared when I was in high school. CP/M and BASIC were king. However, when I selected my first real computer on which I would write my first sold novel, I chose Apple. An Apple ][ Plus, which will still run if I turn it on. Back in those days, I even modified the DOS so that the directory displayed information that I needed.

I'm older now. What I need is something that lets me get the writing done or the images edited, and doesn't present headaches. I had been using NTFS because I sometimes would take files to work, or in my free time do some writing.

I am retired. NTFS has had to be updated every time Apple makes their system more secure, and it is annoying. Not that they make their system more secure and respect privacy better, but that I have a superfluous file system on a dozen external drives.

I am now remedying that.

Nothing that I'm saying should be construed to denigrate NTFS or Linux/UNIX systems. I've no use for Windows anymore and learning a new operating system has no appeal.

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