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Re: Atari's At Work

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From: Kenneth Chiu
Date: Sun, 02 Nov 1986 18:57
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In article <426@uwmacc.UUCP> oyster@uwmacc.UUCP (Vicarious Oyster) writes:
>In article <1142@tekigm2.UUCP> wrd@tekigm2.UUCP (Bill Dippert) writes:
>>. . .personally I hate mice and windows with a passion.
>
>  Me too, at least as a development environment.  That's why I use Micro
>C-Shell.  However, for some applications (end-user programs, editors, games,
>etc), a windowing system is ideal.  It's nice to have the flexibility; it's
>even nicer to be able to push the mouse aside and get some *real* work done.

Are you saying that you would rather program on a 24 x 80 terminal than a 19"-
screen, bit-mapped workstation? (e.g. Sun)  If so, either you have never used one,
or are a super-human programmer.
-- 
Kenneth Chiu                                              UUCP: princeton!chiu
Princeton University Computer Science Department        BITNET: 6031801@PUCC
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From: chiu@princeton.UUCP (Kenneth Chiu)
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Subject: Re: Atari's At Work
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Date: Sun, 2-Nov-86 13:57:45 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov  2 13:57:45 1986
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