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From: jerryg@dartvax.UUCP (Jerry Godes)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: a few more option-keys tips
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Date: Mon, 26-May-86 15:42:01 EDT
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> ... Much of the appeal of the Macintosh (it's biggest
> selling point, in my opinion) IS THAT YOU DON'T NEED TO READ A BIG MANUAL
> TO USE EACH PROGRAM.  I don't want to have to dig through manuals to figure
> out how to do things.  With shortcuts implemented in a non-intuitive way
> that requires reference to a manual to use them, the Mac loses one of the
> key characteristics that renders it superior to IBM style machines--it's
> intuitive, friendly nature.
> 
>                                                ...Chris...

Who said you have to use the short-cuts?  The mac is still user friendly to
those who need it.  But, for someone who is going to use a program a lot, it
saves an enormous amount of time if you don't have to move your hands from
the keyboard.  That's the advantage of the short-cuts:  you can start to use
the program without using the manual, but as you use progress, you can
naturally learn the short-cuts and improve your productivity.

	  - Jerry Godes