Thus spake Vik Olliver on this Wed, 16 Oct 2002 :
] On Sun, 2002-10-13 at 17:18, Gareth Williams wrote:
] > Why do people assume that gui install == easy and text install == hard?
 It's ] > the same, just that you choose your options with a keyboard, not a
 mouse. ]
] Because they don't know better and - to be frank - don't want to know
] better. This is the way people are. Now, is it going to be easier to

I have worked in several call centres where both text-based (in a telnet 
window) and gui based apps were used.
Many CSRs(1) find the text based apps easier to use then these fancy gui apps.
(In most cases the gui apps were/are front ends to a SAP based customer 
database).

Yuri
CSR with enough hands-on experience to become a UI design consultant one day.


(1) CSR: Customer Service Representative - the person at the other end of the 
phone when you call and 0800/0508 number.

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