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In article <danpop.807196205@rscernix> Dan.Pop@mail.cern.ch (Dan Pop) writes:

>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).

But you don't have to read the manual to get started.  I only consult the 
manual when I'm curious if the application has a certain capability that isn't 
obvious to me already.

>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.

Do you think it would be just as simple from someone to switch from emacs to 
vi or elm to pine on a Unix machine as it would be for a Mac user to switch 
from MacWrite Pro to WordPerfect or Word?  I'd bet the Unix user would have to 
read more documentation to get started...

>>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?

You can remotely control Macs with Timbuktu.  Yes, it's a third party product, 
but it's there if you need it, which most of us don't.

-Ericb@psu.edu