On Wed, 9 Jul 2014 14:19:09 -0400, Dave Salt wrote: >> From: gibney >> <cheap shot bait> >> > >> > If the situation was reversed and a new tool was introduced that took 5 >> > minutes longer to do something than the old tool, would anyone complain? >> > >> </cheap shot bait> >> >> They did, it's called GUI > >LOL! > But I think it's fair in a sense to call ISPF the GUI enhancement above the TSO "READY" prompt. Granted, it's character cell graphics, not raster, but it has point-and-shoot, drop-down menus, tabbing between input fields, ...; not found in a command line interface. And its welcomed; even I use it, punctuated with occasional complaints.
But, yes, on my first exposure to UNIX (SunOS), I began using the SunOS graphic editor. Or FTP to CMS; XEDIT; FTP back. Until I discovered I could work faster with vi. Full screen CMS, in contrast, is not much accepted. I had one co-worker who used it. But he retired; not before I needed to alter some of my scripted commands to disable fullscreen to make them work. ISPF for CMS? The less said, the better. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
