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From: BHUBER@ECLA.USC.EDU
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Subject: Re: Having problems with the Finder
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Date: 12 Jan 88 01:03:00 GMT
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For my purposes I have relegated the Finder to nothing more than hard disk
maintenance functions, and then only under limited circumstances.  Note that
I run under the APW shell.  My observation is that numerous GS users are
enthralled with the Finder, just as I was initially, because of the nice
pictures, pull down menus, and mouse interface.  Then I realized how much it
was slowing me down.

An interesting tangential issue I have been wrestling with:  I am working on
an application of fairly significant magnitude and am now reassessing my
earlier decision to use the desk top environment over the text screen mode.
Does a mouse on a desktop REALLY lead to improved productivity?  My current
feeling is that desktops are great for novices and the occassional user,
but so-called power users probably achieve more without the mouse and
desktop "niceties".

Comments invited (flames accepted, but really now...)

Bud