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From: ac08@vaxb.acs.unt.edu ((C. Irby))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: What can't it do? <Was Re: Rumor -> Loss of...
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Date: 4 Jul 90 17:39:38 GMT
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In article <886@mdavcr.UUCP>, ewm@mdavcr.UUCP (Eric W. Mitchel) writes:
> In article <1990Jul3.143206.940@acc.stolaf.edu> sobiloff@agnes.acc.stolaf.edu (Chrome Cboy) writes:
>>>I'm more used to Windows
>>>(although I'm typing this between crashes on a IIfx) and find many aspects
>>>of the Mac interface different, confusing, and at times limited.
>>
>>How so (esp. limited)?
> 
> I am a big Mac fan, but I am realistic enough to recognize the
> deficiencies as well as the stregths of the Mac.  Among the limitations:
> 
> 	- No standard command line interface.  A BIG minus for many power
> 	  users.  Try deleting a number of files in nested directories that
> 	  satisfy some search criterion with a single command.

A real "power user" organizes his or her files a little better than that.

Of course, all of the real Mac powerheads are gonna get A/UX anyway-
so who really cares?  I work on Macs all of the time, and might have
saved nearly a minute in the last three months with something 
like this... :)

<P.S.- Whatinhell is a "standard" CLI?  No two the same, dude- look at
"directory."  Dir, ls, or directory?

>         Try opening
> 	  the directory window on your hard disk when the screen is filled
> 	  with a Word4 window (without moving/resizing the Word window).
> 	  Lets be realistic - the Mac interface is among the best, but has
> 	  many flaws too.

In Multifinder, I just grab the mouse and click in the upper right corner of
the screen on the little icon until the Finder comes up...
What?  You didn't know you could do that?  It's in the manual...

But given a choice, I'll just open DiskTop and do my directory work in it...
"Real" DAs are great- you should learn to use them.
All of the imitations done by the other OSs are too kludgy to be useful.

> 
> Eric
> 
> ===========================================================================
> Disclaimer:  If I could get anybody else to accept responsibility for
> 			 my opinions, I would.
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