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From: hod@tybalt.caltech.edu (Hod Greeley)
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Subject: Better Icons
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Date: Mon, 13-Apr-87 19:34:14 EST
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Pardon me if I'm rehashing something that has been discussed before,
but I'm curious.  A friend and I were just looking at a prototype
Mac II and I couldn't help but wonder why the icons used look so much
nicer than the standard Amiga ones.  This isn't restricted to the Mac
either.  I hate to admit it, but I like the Atari 1040 icons better too.
Obviously, the aesthetic value of an icon is a matter of personal
taste, and in no way relates to it's functionality, but one has to admit
that spiffy icons can contribute a great deal to the image of a machine.
For all it's vaunted graphics ability (and don't get me wrong, as usual,
I think the Amiga is a great computer), the icons just seem second rate.

Is it just a hardware problem, or do people not really care? :-)

				Hod Greeley

				hod@tybalt.caltech.edu

disclaimer: You don't know who I work for anyway.