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From: drg@mdaali.mda.uth.tmc.edu (David Gutierrez)
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Subject: Re: System 8... Hey, don't throw anything at me.
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Date: 22 May 91 18:02:37 GMT
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In article <1991May21.045448.22061@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> 
sjhg9320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Idiot Savant ) writes:
> I hope Apple doesn't make the interface so complicated it becomes too 
hard
> for computer innocents to sit down at a Mac for the first time and walk 
away
> two hours later knowing how to manipulate files, use a word processor, 
and 
> a couple of other apps. That's the strength of their product.

I wouldn't worry about that. I think System 7 makes the Mac *easier* for 
novices to learn. Balloon Help alone is a great advance; this will become 
more apparent as more applications implement it. Additionally, the new 
Finder features make life a lot easier. You accomodate novices by not 
mentioning File Sharing, virtual memory, program linking, etc. until they 
have a need for it.

The only problem I have is with new Mac users who have used mainframes or 
those "other" computers. They seem to have trouble understanding that they 
can run several programs at once and that they can have several documents 
open at once in a single program.

Nice job, System 7 developers.

David Gutierrez
drg@mdaali.mda.uth.tmc.edu

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