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From: awessels@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Allen Wessels)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: De-macification of the Amiga (Re: The Amiga's Future)
Keywords: Future, Amiga, etc.
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Date: 28 Jun 91 20:18:06 GMT
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In article <14292@goofy.Apple.COM> lsr@Apple.COM (Larry Rosenstein) writes:

>There's no point in having a word processor open a graphics document.  At
>best it will put up a message saying it can't open the document; at worst it
>will display garbage.  

Of course, that doesn't keep Microsoft Word from opening MacPaint documents
(and interpreting them correctly.)

>You make the mistake of thinking that all users have your understanding of
>what goes on inside a computer.  There are a lot of highly intelligent
>people who happen not to have CS degrees.

What I think many CLI advocates and/or Mac bashers forget is the number of
people out there who have a hard time with computers.  The Mac may not have
the "down to the metal" power of the Amiga, but a skilled user can use a pair
of "pliers" to get a lot of different jobs done.  Wrenches are probably better
in the final analysis, but a good set of pliers can do wonders.  And most
people who need to can use 'em.