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From: hogge@uiucdcsp.CS.UIUC.EDU
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Subject: Re: Xerox Dandelion vs. Symbolics?
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Date: Tue, 9-Sep-86 02:14:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep  9 02:14:00 1986
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Nf-From: uiucdcsp.CS.UIUC.EDU!hogge    Sep  9 01:14:00 1986



>...I spent about 4 days using
>the Symbolics, and my initial reaction was that the user interface was out
>of the stone age.  But I realize this has more to do with *my* background
>then with Zetalisp itself.

Four days *might* be enough time to get familiarize yourself with the help
mechanisms, if that's specifically what you were concentrating on doing.
Once you learn the help mechanisms (which aren't bundled all that nicely and
are rarely visible on the screen), your opinion of the user interface will
grow monotonically with use.  If you are interested in having more visible 
help mechanisms for first-time users, check out what the TI Explorer adds to 
the traditional Zetalisp environment.  LMI and Sperry also provide their own 
versions of the environment.

--John