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From: hwarkentyne@watdragon.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: Aegis Vs. Unix (command retrieval
Message-ID: <2915@watdragon.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 12-Jun-87 11:50:56 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 12 11:50:56 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jun-87 10:48:35 EDT
References: <8706090628.AA29741@zeus.CS.UCLA.EDU> <1290@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Reply-To: hwarkentyne@watdragon.UUCP (Kenneth Warkentyne)
Organization: U. of Waterloo, Ontario
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Summary: I prefer Aegis

In article <1290@ssc-vax.UUCP> benoni@ssc-vax.UUCP (Charles L Ditzel) writes:
>In article <8706090628.AA29741@zeus.CS.UCLA.EDU>, srt@CS.UCLA.EDU writes:
>> Much of the functionality of the C-shell isn't needed on the Apollos.  I
>> rarely use the history functions (!!, etc.) on the Apollos because "Again"
>> and C&P are so much handier, and I'm sure there are other examples.
>
>Totally false!!!!!  Alot of our users started that way and hated it.
>It requires *mousing* and *window scrolling* that is tedious and
>time consuming.  The c-shell is not only faster but contains many more
>practical benefits. 

I wrote software on an Apollo for two years and never had a problem
retrieving previous commands using Aegis.  
By putting a "hold" on the input window and pressing the "undo"
button, I could easily recover whole sequences of commands and
inputs for editing and/or repetition.
No mousing and only minimal window scrolling is needed.
I found this method much easier than using the history capability
of the c-shell.

Anyway, whether or not Mr. Ditzel finds Aegis deficient with respect
to retrieving previous commands, I found it extremely useful and
would jump at the chance to work again on an Apollo in an Aegis
environment.

Ken Warkentyne