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Actually, the crack about Nintendo is pretty close to the mark.

Super Mario Brothers and company are considered the Holy Grail of 
Computer-Human Interface design.



Mr. Wizard <madscientist@dark.mountain.stronghold> wrote:
: Tom L. Davis wrote:
: > 
: > In article <ghod-2803961149280001@pm054-19.dialip.mich.net>,
: > ghod@heaven.com (Mac Lord) wrote:
: > 
: >     In article <315A96A9.7B23@mts.se>, Martin Nisshagen <martin@mts.se> wrote:
: > 
: >     >
: >     > > >Just one thing who makes me very curious. How can a person who works
: >     > > >for AT&T not like Unix and prefer MacOS instead?
: >     > >
: >     > Only best regards and intentions,
: >     >
: >     > m a r t i n  n
: >     >
: >     > --
: >     > Martin Nisshagen          martin@mts.se (MIME 1.0)    "verdi + callas =
: >     > MTS Technology, Sweden    http://www.mts.se/martin     100% pleasure..."
: > 
: >     Well, That's what Kerningham and Ritchie have been doing the last few
: > years,
: >     programming for the Mac in Pascal.
: > 
: > Good. I hope they've finally learned somethimg about good, consistent user
: > interfaces.
: > 
: > Tom


: Sure, that's what I need. A pretty picture with a "clickable" cute
: button.
: Who cares if it has any real merit?
: No, apparently no-one.

: Speed, power flexibility, etc. are for dummies. What people need is
: a way to click on an icon.

: Mac users, why don't you consider trading your computer
: for a Super-NES? It's much simpler and has a better interface.

: (It only has 2 buttons! Imagine that!)

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