Mac vs. PC

[Laura Goering]

Dear Seelangers,
        I have been a Mac user for 10 years who, for various reasons, is
considering gradually switching over to a PC.  Since my colleagues here are
rather polarized on the question, I would be interested in hearing from
anyone who has made the switch, or who has extensive experience with both
systems.
Among my questions are the following:
-We use a Mac font called "Moscow" that seems to match none of the other
homophonic keyboard layouts.  How difficult would it be to write a program
to convert them all to PC format?
-Which platform is preferable for Cyrillic e-mail and Internet access?  (I
have recently learned a lot about Mac cyrillicization, but know little
about PCs.)
-Are there any Mac programs (specific to Russian or otherwise) for which a
PC version is either unavailable or inferior?
-What are the general pros and cons of the two systems, both in language
teaching and research?
Thanks in advance for your advice.
Laura Goeri ng

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Laura Goering
Department of German and Russian
Carleton College
Northfield, MN 55057
(507)-646-4125
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