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From: cbdougla@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Collin Broadrick Douglas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Market Research
Message-ID: <1989Dec18.181500.3015@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu>
Date: 18 Dec 89 18:15:00 GMT
References: <8912181746.AA01971@apple.com>
Reply-To: cbdougla@uokmax.UUCP (Collin Broadrick Douglas)
Organization: University of Oklahoma, Engineering Computer Network, Norman, OK
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In article <8912181746.AA01971@apple.com> SASQUATCH@ALBION.BITNET ("Kevin Lepard,  629-1827", 517) writes:
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>>Doesn't anybody use Text based programs anymore??  I mean, graphics are
>>nice, but come on, it slows down most of my work (and I've got a TWGS,
>>and Hard Drive).
>
>If any developers out there are listening (including folks at BB :)  I by
>_far_ prefer text based programs.  In fact, the only graphics based
>programs that get used on my GS are games and graphics programs.  Other
>than that, the graphic stuff is just too slow for my taste.  Sure, graphics
>are great for somethings, but unless that database lets me store graphics
>images, or that spreadsheet puts graphs and charts on the screen at the
>same time as my cells, I'd by far prefer to see the program switch between
>text and graphic screens as necessary.
>
>For what it's worth...
>
>>Mark Munz
>
>Kevin Lepard
>Bitnet:  Sasquatch@albion.bitnet


   yes.  I also prefer text to graphics in a lot of programs but there are 
   occasions where graphics enviornments are needed (as pointed out above).

   But, I have also noticed that many of the text based GS specific programs
   are much slower than equivalent //e products (compare Appleworks to the
   Orca Editor for instance -- Appleworks even supports larger files).  
   Why is a 16 bit text editor slower than an 8-bit integrated package?

   Shells appear to be slower (compare Davex to ECP 16).  Is there a decent
   explanation for this?

	  Collin Douglas

	  cbdougla@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu