JIN PC vs MAC

Item	PC	MAC
Operating System	Different OS for Japanese and English. Cannot write Japanese in English OS without special programs but can view with MS Office97 Far East language support or write e-mail and Word, Most English programs run without major problems on Japanese Windows 3.1, 95 & 98	With Japanese language kit, Japanese can be handled on native OS.
Floppy format	Need special program to read Mac floppy.	Can read PC floppy
Printer	Different between languages except some English printers can print Japanese.	Can use the same printer for both.
Fonts	True Type & PostScript	PostScript
Market share and the future trend	Over 75%	'93 - 9.4%, '96 - 5.2%, '98 up
Good at	Business application and general	Graphic Design
Software Development	Active and abundant	Lags 6 mos to 2 years.
Lan connection	Very good and abundant functionality	Limited without additional software
Operating system	Windows95, NT, Netware, Unix	System 8, Unix
Hardware	Inexpensive and many suppliers $600 - $5,000	A little more & limited $1,000 - $8,000
Software	Different between language Some English programs can handle Japanese Inexpensive and abundant	Most English programs can handle Japanese
User Friendly ?	Could be difficult because of networking functions	Easier
MultiTask functionality	True and Abundant	Not true multitasking
System Crash	Rather frequent on Windows95 & 98 Sometimes wants to go back to DOS	Yes as frequent as Windows 95

MAC is very strong in Graphic. Many commercial printers still cannot handle PC format. But in other area, PC is far dominant.

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