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From: Martin@pnt.CAM.ORG (Martin Taillefer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Complaints about Amiga OS 2.0
Message-ID: <3266.AA3266@pnt.CAM.ORG>
Date: 31 May 90 13:06:48 GMT
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>In article <3246.AA3246@pnt.CAM.ORG> Martin@pnt.CAM.ORG (Martin Taillefer) writes:
>>I do not agree. A CLI is a CLI. If you want UI-type interface, go use
>>Workbench.
>
>A UI-type interface?  Yes, I want a user-interface type interface!!! :-)

How about just *trying* to figure out what I meant instead of pointing out the
obvious? I meant a graphically-oriented interface.

>>...  Anyway, it is easy to replace the standard
>>shell by a new one which would support menus.
>
>Obviously another programmer with a bunch of time on his hands, here.  I'm
>a programmer without much time on my hands.  Many people don't have the time
>to LEARN how to write programs on the Amiga, and then to actually WRITE
>something useful.  Many thanks to those who support the Amiga in such a way,
>but I and many others just don't have the time to do it.

Gee, have you heard about PURCHASING? Replacing the shell doesn't mean writing
your own, it means REPLACING the shell. If enough folks want menus in their
shell windows, someone IS going to write such a shell.

In any case, this doesn't have anything to do with the shell, it is the
console handler which would need the magic.

>>comments for the final release.
>
>If we did that, then it would be TOO LATE!!!  We need to make requests
>before things are finalized, or else we'll just be whining about what should
>have been in there.  I believe the people at Commodore have heard MORE than
>enough whining about what should have been done.  I'm sure that they
>would agree.

The thing is, it IS too late! It has been too late for a long time now. Beta
testing means the features have been frozen and from now on there will only be
fixing of bugs and integration of all new components.

So basically, complaining about the new OS at this point has no benefits.
Folks do not know what the final OS release will actually be like so their
complaints may often be pointless. Folks writing the OS have stopped adding
features and are busy cleaning things up.

What is useful at this point is a nicely documented bug report.

>That's great!!!  Is it realistic?  Does the female sound like a HUMAN female?

It does sound better, haven't played with it much though.

>Rodney Ricks,   Morehouse College                                        \/

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