On Monday 21 January 2008 12:30, Aaron Kulkis wrote: > Jerry Houston wrote: > > James Knott wrote: > >> Why is it that people have to learn Windows or Microsoft Office, > >> instead of how to use a computer or an office suite? Do you teach > >> your kids how to drive a Ford? Or how to drive a car? We should be > >> teaching skills, not products. > > > > I love my kids too much to teach them to drive a Ford. <g> > > > > Seriously, I don't think it's a valid comparison. Cars are designed to > > be nearly universal, and those differences that exist (headlight, > > cruise, heater controls, etc.) can be figured out in minutes. Operating > > systems and the applications that run on them have much steeper learning > > curves. > > Bull****.
Try running Pro-E when you have only experience in Auto-Cad, and see how far your argument gets you. Yes, Fords work like Chevys, but computer programs do not necessarily do so. > /snip/ doug Blessed are the peacemakers ... for they shall be shot at from both sides. --A.M. Greeley -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
