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From: Crued @ Enteract <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I wasn't aware that dinosaurs could throw stones so hard with those short
> stuby arms.
That made me grin! I invented a boulder-shot. Kind of like a sling-shot,
but it has more power. Goes back to that use what works theory. Dinosaurs
can be smart - how do you think some of us have survived so long?
> Reliable, yes; efficient, absolutely not.
I presume you are referring to R:Base and DOS. Windows can't even come
close to handling what I do and how I do it. I even use DOS editors (in
Windows DOS sessions) for the simple fact there isn't a Windows editor that
can handle what I do efficiently and easily. Neither is there a
Windows-based DB that can do what I do the way I want it done, more
specifically, how I view the data itself on a screen.
So, in the name of efficiency (read: speed) I stick with what works.
R:Base. In DOS.
> Windows is the reason there is office productivity. Do you suggest we
carve
> stone instead? Maybe we should lobby against the lightbulb industry
because
> candles work just fine?
I never said anything about lightbulbs. For certain taks, Windows is fine.
For many more, Windows has reduced productivity. In the "old days" a good
secertary could produce letters at blinding speeds in DOS-based WP. Now, it
takes longer and there are more problems. Pure office productivity (the
basics of running an office) are not enhanced by Windows. Some tasks (such
as graphics manipulation, etc.) have been moved to the office itself (thus
saving outside printing, art, etc.) and that has enabled offices to become
more "in house". However, do not confuse with "I am doing it myself" with
"productivity". How much you can do of the basics and how fast it can be
done (without having the machine crash) is the issue.
