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Re: What's that thing (really Mac philosophy)

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From: Sho Kuwamoto
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 1989 06:49
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In article <2696@spray.CalComp.COM> anson@spray.UUCP (Ed Anson) writes:
>when I found out what was happening[with easy access], my
>thoughts were something like this: Neat idea! I can see how some people will
>really appreciate having this! But why isn't it in the utilities folder so
>only the people who need it -- and are aware of it -- can put it into their
>System folders to make use of it?

perhaps because of the following...

easy access makes it easier to get at the modifier keys, which incidentally
just broke on the move from l.a. to here, but i digress..., as well as
freeing the user from having to use the mouse, if motor coordination is
a problem.

so how is the user going to drag the cdev into the system folder...

granted, someone else is going to have to install the system, plug in the
wires, etc., in the first place, but this means that this installer guy
does not have to know how to install easy access.  the user can read the
manual, hit shift five times, and go with it.

i mean, half the apple salesmen i've seen couldn't install a cdev if their
life depended on it....

-sho
--
sho@newton.physics.purdue.edu  <<-- suffering from hardware handicap.
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From: sho@pur-phy (Sho Kuwamoto)
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Subject: Re: What's that thing (really Mac philosophy)
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Date: 24 Aug 89 06:49:22 GMT
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