Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???

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From: Dave Glue
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 08:08

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On Wed, 27 Mar 1996 14:39:13 -0500, cirby@magicnet.net (Chad Irby)
wrote:

>daveacg@interlog.com (Dave Glue) wrote:
>
>> Glad you agree, it is.  Especially for an OS that promotes ease of
>> use, having to remember which command/shift/option shortcut with the
>> one button mouse is quite bizarre instead of just clicking on the
>> right button mouse and getting a pop up menu with all your options
>> presented in front of you.
>
>*All* options?
>
>Gee- then I guess we need to take that SGI back and get a refuned.
>
>It seems that you have to click on the Dumpster with the left button, then
>push down with the right button to get the "Empty" command.
>
>Yup.  Real obvious...

Sorry for SGI.  On Win95, just click once with the right button to get
the pop up menu for the object you're over.  I would still prefer two
mouse clicks to the "obvious" command.  Or control.  Or whatever key
combo the programmer has decided to use.

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Subject: Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 08:08:57 GMT
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