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From: jma@beach.cis.ufl.edu (John 'Vlad' Adams)
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Subject: Re: Features I'd like to see in JRCOMM
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Date: 6 Feb 91 23:23:15 GMT
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In article <935@faatcrl.UUCP> jimb@faatcrl.UUCP (Jim Burwell) writes:
>transfer is in progress.  If you want to point and click on filenames for 
>downloads, just run Snap, and point and click away right on Jr-Comm's screen, 
>or in the scrollback buffer, or on any other screen or window in the system 
>which has the text you're interested in.

As I said in a previous posting, this option takes too much time.  I would
like it native in the terminal program.

>Repeat this as many times as necessary:  The Amiga is NOT an MS-DOS machine.  

No sh*t Sherlock.  That's why I *BOUGHT* an Amiga.

>Don't try to use it like one, when there are usually much more elegent ways 
>to do what you're trying to do.  The key to productivity on the Amiga is
>the realization that the programmer of the application doesn't have to GIVE 
>you the features you want.  They can usually be had easily by taking advantage 
>of the Amiga's built in multitasking.  

I'm not.  I want something that is quick and easy.  If you like running
three applications to do what I want to do in one application, then
so be it for you.  The key to productivity to me is getting
something done in the shortest time frame.  I am offering suggestions
of what I would like in Jr-Comm to Jack.  He is certainly under
no obligation to incorporate them.  But I am getting sick of
the attitude of "Do it with external programs."  *THAT* is
definitely an IBM attitude.

Remember -- Elegant != Better.

>PS:  Sorry for any flames.  I'm not in the best of moods, and the thought of
>JR-Comm turning into the JR-operating-system doesn't make things any better. 

Then don't post flames.
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