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From: es1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
Subject: Re: YOU PEOPLE HAD BETTER GET WIT THE PROGRAM!! (Was: Re: Commodore Business Machines)
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Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1991 22:18:16 GMT

In article <14248@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> navas@cory.Berkeley.EDU writes:
>In article <1991Jun24.150701.1686@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes:
>>	2) How is the Amiga clipboard inferior? You haven't
>>presented that. You simply said it was unsupported and that is
>>why it sucks. That proves nothing. Try proving something.
>>	-- Ethan
>
>Of course it does, Ethan.  Look, the clipboard exists mainly for people
>actually INTERESTED in providing a reasonable user interface.  If it isn't
>used, it is definitely inferior to one that is.  Don't you think?
>
	So you are saying the simple fact that the clipboard
isn't used means that it sucks? Well then, the Amiga sucks. The
Amiga isn't used much in the U.S., so it must be terrible.
	I have never claimed that the OS does as much work for
the programmer as the Mac does. GadTools is a step closer to
gadget and menu functionality, but it still doesn't do all that
the Mac does. The printer isn't as well integrated. Etc. I know
this.
	But none of it proves that the clipboard sucks. It is
unused, and that sucks.
	-- Ethan

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