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In article <DDDB2q.658@news.cis.umn.edu>, Jeff Halverson
<halv0019@gold.tc.umn.edu> wrote:

> Have you ever seen a professional secretary use the DOS version of
WordPerfect,
> then compared it to one that uses either Mac or Windows version?  The
people who
> have learned on a GUI-type system will invariably use the handicap of
the mouse,
> and the cute button, and slow down their productivity.  Yes--I know-- it
is harder
> and it takes more time to invest in learning a quicker system and all
the shortcut
> keys--but if you put in an initial investment, your short-term losses
will turn
> into your long-term gains.   

In my experience this is not true. All the secretaries we've switched from
DOS or Windows to Macs are more productive both in their own estimation
and in their supervisor's estimation. This is supported by an Arthur D.
Little study which shows Mac users to be 50% more productive than Windows
users.

> 
> 
> >
> >Before you continue your flames, I'll say I believe PMT is better than
> >CMT. However, MacOS's choice of CMT is adequate for the majority of users
> >today.
> >
> 
> There. You have said it again.  I'm fearful of your short-term goals. 
"MacOS's
> choice of CMT is adequate for the majority of users today."  Note, that
you used
> the word "today".  What about tommorow?  Look ahead.  --Sure, I've heard
it all
> one thousand times-- "MacOS will have it--wait for Copland."  To be
honest, I'd
> rather have a well tested model that has been in existance for a while.

Big deal. I'd rather have a PowerPC 690 based Mac at 10,000 MHz with a few
thousand MB of RAM on my desk, too. It's not available now, so I'll choose
the best tool for the job. That happens to be MacOS. Since it's
multitasking is more than adequate for most users today and Apple is
rewriting it to satisfy users tomorrow, I don't see what your objection
is. It would have been NICE if we had PMT earlier. I don't see it as a
critical flaw.

-- 
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