Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!batcomputer!cornell!johnhlee From: johnhlee@CS.Cornell.EDU (John H. Lee) Subject: Re: NeXT/Amiga Flamage: Get a life. Message-ID: <1991Apr9.190801.12633@cs.cornell.edu> Sender: news@cs.cornell.edu (USENET news user) Nntp-Posting-Host: elli.cs.cornell.edu Reply-To: johnhlee@cs.cornell.edu (John H. Lee) Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY 14853 References: <1991Apr8.183809.16056@cs.cornell.edu> Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1991 19:08:01 GMT Lines: 36 In article melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) writes: > >Why do you even run your program on the NeXT if you develop it on >another system, and why would you be more productive on a X Window >workstation? I am required by the class to do so. The work must have been executed on a NeXT. I do not know why. Why am I more productive on an X Window workstation? I just find myself concentrating more on the problem rather than operating the GUI. >I used Emacs so I really don't have multiple windows for development. >I bagged vi several years ago. I do have several shells opened up, >though, so I can log onto other machines. The slowness of the GUI is >attributed to swapping to disk, it isn't a reflection of Display >Postscript. If you lauch 5 different things and you run out of real >memory, there is no alternative except for the system to page. I never said it was a reflection of Display Postscript. Personally, I like the concept and the power of the model. However I found the execution of the idea left much to be desired. I am well aware of the limitations of the NeXT system and although the GUI's slowness may be partly due to VM, it is still slow. I launch "5 different things" as a matter of course when doing my work. If the system is affected by it, then the system is not entirely suitable for me. vi is my preference because I cannot stand Emacs' command structure and miss all the little things vi offers. But what does vi vs. Emacs have to do with the NeXT GUI? I believe your question was that why anyone who uses virtual terminals would be bothered by the speed of a GUI. Believe me, many of us are. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The DiskDoctor threatens the crew! Next time on AmigaDos: The Next Generation. John Lee Internet: johnhlee@cs.cornell.edu The above opinions of those of the user, and not of this machine.