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From: kamath@reed.UUCP (Sean Kamath)
Newsgroups: net.micro.apple
Subject: InCider's comments on the new //GS
Message-ID: <4158@reed.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 26-Sep-86 20:03:20 EDT
Article-I.D.: reed.4158
Posted: Fri Sep 26 20:03:20 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 30-Sep-86 06:57:36 EDT
Reply-To: kamath@reed.UUCP (Sean Kamath)
Organization: Reed College, Portland, OR
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Well, I'm pissed.

I absolutely hated InCider's review of the new //GS.  Or maybe it's the
way Apple is pushing it.

It seems Apple and/or InCider are going full force for a "Mac-like"
interface standard.  I for one do not like, want, or need the Mac-like
interface!  And from a programmers point of view, I don't think it's
nearly as much fun to program with "toolboxes".  The standard display
for the //GS in 16bit mode is graphics.  Why?  It's slow.  My lord is
that slow.  Why do they want to force us into using graphics in
non-graphics applications like spreadsheets and wordprocessors?  Hmmm?
It takes forever. They did it to the mac, I'm afraid they'll do it to
the //. I like having a text page for textual information, and being
able to flip to the graphics page for a graphic display.

Ugh!  I could go on forever.  I really dislike the Mac interface.  I
really do!  I don't like Mousedesk and I don't use it.  In fact, right
now I'm using a //e emulator on a Mac.  I really realy hate the menu
bars.  Windows can be tolerated in applications that need them, and ONLY
in such applications.  If they try to make the //GS a MACINCOLOR I will
not buy it.  It's very tempting to buy the //e for sale for $950, but
unfortunately I'm in Oregon.  I'd sooner have a Sinclair ZX80 than a
Mac!

Your in total disgust of the Mac . . .

________________________________________________________________________________

Sean Kamath

To send flames and hate mail, use the following.  I realize I was a bit
nasty in this article, but I'm realy pretty pissed off about that.  I
had heard so much good stuff about the //GS, but it is ALL ruined by the
thought of it being wasted on the Mac-like interface.  Pthththth!  ick!

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