Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ncar!boulder!seri!wind55!marshall From: marshall@wind55.seri.gov (Marshall L. Buhl) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Re: Windows 3 criticism Message-ID: Date: 27 Sep 90 21:23:51 GMT References: <4991@hsv3.UUCP> Sender: news@seri.gov (news) Distribution: na Organization: Solar Energy Research Institute Lines: 26 jls@hsv3.UUCP (James Seidman) writes: >In article gerry@frc2.frc.ri.cmu.edu (Gerry Roston) writes: >>This is never the case and never will be the case when you compare a >>toy operating environment (Windows 3, Mac, NeXT) to a command line >>oriented interface (DOS, UNIX). Now, don't get me wrong, DOS sucks >>rocks and is horribly broken, but the ability to do things at the C:> >>far exceeds any point and click ability. I USED to feel that the command line was the only way to go. >I'll point out that lots of people just run lots of DOS windows, using the >command line for stuff where it's more convenient. I've actually discovered >that point-and-click is more useful for some things, and having both >techniques of operating simultaneously does enhance my productivity. Now, I agree with this. I much pefer being able to mix and match command line with point and click. Some processes are just plain easier using a mouse. Things (and people) change. Come on. Join the party! -- Marshall L. Buhl, Jr. EMAIL: marshall@seri.gov Senior Computer Missionary VOICE: (303)231-1014 Wind Research Branch 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401-3393 Solar Energy Research Institute Solar - safe energy for a healthy future