[DM-MUG] Fwd: [MacLaw] Gates uses Macs for Cultural Preservation
Victoria L. Herring
dmmug@dmmug.org
Thu, 28 Apr 2005 19:29:21 -0500
>Tonight's Public Television news story covered the preservation of the
>Beckman Photography Collection by its acquisition by Corbis, who are
>saving all of these deteriorating historical photographs by scanning
>and digitizing them.
>
>To his credit, Bill Gates appears on the segment and is credited with
>undertaking and funding the project.
>
>However, when the scene shifts to the lab where the processing from
>film to digital images is taking place, it becomes very clear that the
>equipment and software being used is Macintosh, not Windows! :)
>
>Smart man, that Bill Gates!
>
>Nate
>
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