Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!mcnc!decvax.dec.com!zinn!ubbs-nh!siia!drd From: drd@siia.mv.com (David Dick) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: What can't it do? Loss of... Message-ID: <1990Jul13.233112.26211@siia.mv.com> Date: 13 Jul 90 23:31:12 GMT References: <28778.269229da@vaxb.acs.unt.edu> <1990Jul8.220052.24143@spectrum.CMC.COM> <2977@tellab5.tellabs.com> <1990Jul11.203141.820@ipsa.reuter.com> Organization: Software Innovations, Inc. Lines: 14 In <1990Jul11.203141.820@ipsa.reuter.com> gchow@ipsa.reuter.com (george chow) writes: >In article <2977@tellab5.tellabs.com> kenk@tellabs.com (Ken Konecki) writes: >>Power users, shmower users. There's no such thing as a power user. >>People who use computers are users, plain and simple. Period. End of >>story. I don't know where the term came from, but it's the stupidest >>phrase I have ever heard. Can anybody even define what a power user is (as >>opposed to a powerless user?). A power user is someone who must have the latest personal computer and accessories (hardware and software) no matter what they cost :-) David Dick Software Innovations, Inc. [the Software Moving Company (sm)]