"Boanne Lorraine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [...]
> No, we have failed them by allowing a very poor tool (Windows) to
> be foisted on them that they are in no way ready or able to use.
Do you honestly, truly feel that anything with the name Microsoft on it is
useless? Isn't the very DOS you love at least largely based on the product
Microsoft sold (even if it had its origins elsewhere)?
For a useless and poor tool, a lot of work still manages to get done. People
aren't COMPLETE idiots. Windows didn't catch on until it at least made a
reasonable leap towards usability and stability (let the lawyers argue what
"reasonable" means).
Don't get me wrong folks: I was a DOS user back when it was v3.3 running on
an Apple II+. I resisted ProDOS, resisted IBM PCs, resisted PC/MS-DOS, and
resisted Windows until the products were usable. WordPerfect under DOS blew
away anything Microsoft offered, and I still miss some of the features it
provided. On the other hand, I have to say my "product" is far better now
than anything I could produce in those days.
I enjoy the list because I still find old hardware and operating systems
USEFUL, but I dont' honestly feel that anything that has come since is
garbage!
- Bob
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