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From: krk@cs.purdue.EDU (Kevin Kuehl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re: input and 4.0
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Date: 2 Jan 91 22:53:45 GMT
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In article <1991Jan2.200804.5681@odin.corp.sgi.com> msc@sgi.com writes:
>It's only hooey if you are an xhead or other form of technoweeb.
>If we failed to pick our shipped defaults so as to make the 4.0 evironment
>as much like what's gone before as possible, we would be doing a giant
>disservice to the many users who are only interested in getting their
>(non-computer-hacking) work done.

I completely agree with Mark.  I know a few SGI users who  aren't a
`technoweeb' (I prefer hacker, since I fit in this category).  This
way, the people who don't care about X or Motif  can go along as if
nothing changed and those of us who do care can either learn or ask
someone.

-- 
Kevin Kuehl
krk@cs.purdue.edu
kuehlkr@mentor.cc.purude.edu