🚀 go-pugleaf

In <hotelca-3107950002570001@192.0.2.1> hotelca@cris.com (Hotel California) writes:

>In article <danpop.807144468@rscernix>, Dan.Pop@mail.cern.ch (Dan Pop) wrote:
>
>
>> Someone who can't be bothered to read a manual won't become self-sufficient
>> on any system, including a Mac (have you noticed that all Mac software
>> comes with manuals?).
>
>Yes, Mac software comes with manuals, but, unlike unix or even DOS, you
>don't have to read the manual to work the program.  I can't tell you the
>last time I even read a manual.

If you actually want to use the features you paid for, you have to read
the manual.  I've seen many people using about 10% of the features of some
complex packages, because the usage of the rest couldn't be figured out
without reading the manual (or, at least, not in a decent amount of time).

As far as GUI programs for the Mac being easier to use than their DOS or
Unix counterparts, this is plain bullshit, unless you show me how is
Netscape for the Mac easier to use than Netscape for Unix.
>
>> The difference is that you can't fix a problem on your friend's Mac 
>> without being physically in front of its screen and keyboard.  A modem
>> connection doesn't help at all for this task.
>
>Yes you can.  The Mac may be smart, but it can't tell who's giving the
>instruction, the guy with the mouse or the one on the phone.

So, instead of logging in via the modem, to fix the problem in a pinch,
you need a dumb user in front of the Mac to whom you have to explain what
to do, step by step, and receive any feedback from his mouth and not from
the system.  Great, isn't it?

Dan
--
Dan Pop
CERN, CN Division
Email: Dan.Pop@mail.cern.ch 
Mail:  CERN - PPE, Bat. 31 R-004, CH-1211 Geneve 23, Switzerland