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From: decot@cwruecmp.UUCP (Dave Decot)
Newsgroups: net.cog-eng
Subject: Re: expert-friendly
Message-ID: <692@cwruecmp.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 7-Oct-83 09:17:03 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  7 09:17:03 1983
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How about systems that are "everybody-flexible", like TOPS-20?

It provides menus only on DEMAND (i.e. ?) and provides them INSTANTLY.
It provides syntax reminders on DEMAND (i.e. (GUIDE WORDS)).
It provides command and argument completion (that you may verify, if desired).
Experts can abbreviate up to the borders of ambiguity, and beginners
can be as verbose and forgetful as they like.  It *could* use a history
mechanism, though.
				Dave Decot
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[This is not intended to start a Burger TOPS/McUNIX debate]