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From: malloy@nprdc.arpa (Sean Malloy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Xerox sues Apple!!!
Message-ID: <5135@skinner.nprdc.arpa>
Date: 19 Dec 89 15:54:42 GMT
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Reply-To: malloy@nprdc.arpa (Sean Malloy)
Organization: Navy Personnel R&D Center, San Diego
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In article <988@biar.UUCP> trebor@biar.UUCP (Robert J Woodhead) writes:
>2) Deleting a file
>	DOS	era <name of file>
>	Mac	<click> ...drag... <kcilc> (thats releasing a press)

And if you want to delete a file three directories down the tree, but
want to keep working in the directory you're in, you get to click on
three folders, then drag the file icon to the trashcan, then click
back up three times. In DOS, you just specify the pathname:

	DOS	era dir\dir\dir\filename
	Mac	<clickety click> (wait)
		<clickety click> (wait)
		<clickety click> (wait)
		<click> ...drag... <kcilc>
		<clickety click> (wait)
		<clickety click> (wait)
		<clickety click> (wait)

>3) Selecting a word in a document.
>	DOS	<lots of keys to move> <Ctrl-Alt-Fn-37>
>	Mac	<clickety click>

Assuming you're not using a mouse-driven word processor. In Microsoft
Word, for example, it's '<click> (using the righthand button)'

>4) Selecting a couple of sentences in the middle of a paragraph
>	DOS	<lots of keys to move>
>		Function-Whatever
>		<lots more keys>
>		Function-Whatever
>	Mac	<click> ...drag... <kcilc>

Same objections as above. You are picking out a single type of WP
program and attempting to tar all DOS WP programs by denigrating it
against the Mac. Straw Man fallacy. Your arguments are invalid.


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