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Article #1253Re: replacing the desktop metaphor (Why any metaphor?)
From: Richard J Cox
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1989 15:55
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1989 15:55
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In article <390@skep2.ATT.COM> wcs@skep2.ATT.COM (Bill.Stewart.[ho95c]) writes: ... >Most of the Mac-haters I know are touch-typists who don't >like moving their hands off the keyboard - the head-mouse >may be able to let them get the best of both worlds. ... I'm different: I'm a Mac hater, I'm not a touch typest, and I don't mind moving my fingers off the keyboard. The reason I hate the Mac is its user interface - it forces you to conform too much, ie it is not customisable enough. When I use UNIX I use tcsh (csh+command line editing via emacs style CTRL chars) with >40 aliases, highly customised emacs etc.... - RC /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ JANET: maujt@uk.ac.warwick.cu BITNET: maujt%uk.ac.warwick.cu@UKACRL ARPA: maujt@cu.warwick.ac.uk UUCP: maujt%cu.warwick.ac.uk@ukc.uucp Richard Cox, 84 St. Georges Rd, Coventry, CV1 2DL; UK PHONE: (0203) 520995
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!ukc!warwick!maujt From: maujt@warwick.ac.uk (Richard J Cox) Newsgroups: comp.windows.misc,comp.sys.next,comp.sys.mac,comp.cog-eng,comp.sys.amiga,comp.editors Subject: Re: replacing the desktop metaphor (Why any metaphor?) Keywords: desktop metaphor, graphical interfaces, computing environments Message-ID: <77@poppy.warwick.ac.uk> Date: 10 Jan 89 15:55:51 GMT References: <390@skep2.ATT.COM> Reply-To: maujt@warwick.ac.uk (Richard J Cox) Organization: Computing Services, Warwick University, UK Lines: 20