Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
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From: philip@utstat.uucp (Philip McDunnough)
Subject: Re: Re^2: Term Progs
Message-ID: <1991May21.215913.18781@utstat.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Statistics
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Date: Tue, 21 May 1991 21:59:13 GMT

In article <1991May21.201141.10732@nevada.edu> alfter@nevada.edu (SCOTT ALFTER) writes:
>Maybe people prefer the text-based AppleWorks 3.0 because its
>flexibility (especially with TimeOut) kicks ass over any WIMP-based
>word processor/database/spreadsheet available for the II.

There are many people who have serious objections to GUI based 
systems. I'm not one of them, but I got an earfull from one of
our department chaimen who has been around every computer system
I know, and is a very good programmer. All these spreadsheets,etc...
simply do not measure up to the flexibility of awk and vi. In fact,
instead of adding more "capabilities" (which is like adding more ropes
to tie yourself up with) software and computer makers should be removing
them. Make things simple, but provide powerful tools to those who
need them. Even I recognize that the Mac/GS etc...place you into a         
straightjacket. If it fits then fine. The one think nice about the 
NeXT( which even though I have one, I don't expect to be around for 
long) is that you have choice. CLI or GUI.
 
Philip McDunnough
University of Toronto
philip@utstat.utoronto.ca
[my opinions,...]

PS: To unknown: Developers would come running back to an inexpensive
    GS with a faster cpu. There are not too many nice home oriented
    systems out there, and that's the future. Even the PS/1 is selling
    very well.