> I agree NIH-Image is great and has a big user base but has anybody who has
> used both  NIH Image and the Windows 95 based ImageTool feel like comparing
> the two.  I have learned to appreciate Macs and I think they will be around
> for a long time but the bottom line is that even with academic pricing, you
> can get a more powerful PC (RAM/monitor/etc) than Mac for the same bucks.
 
ImageTool is not yet a serious competitor to NIH Image or any of the
high-end image analysis progs. for Windows like Image Pro Plus,
Optimas or Mocha.
 
I allways recommend that users getting image analysis equipment for
the first time stick to the platform they are used to. To most users
image analysis itself is a completely new (difficult) world. A shift
from Mac to Windows or Windows to Mac will make it even more
difficult to get into this new world.
Another reason for not changing platform is that image analysis
systems often are attached to a LAN. To put a PC on a Mac-net or a
Mac on a PC-net is next to impossible or at least annoying to the LAN
manager (and often expensive).
 
Bo
 
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